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    FoodBev HR Services

    MELBOURNE - Suite 262, 189 Queen Street ph (03) 9016 9123

     

    SYDNEY - Suite 3378 William Street ph (02) 8007-5484

    BRISBANE - Level 1, Suite 370/241 Adelaide Street ph (07) 3103-0221

    ADELAIDE - Suite 451A / 400 King William ph (08) 8121-5890

    PERTH - Suite 89, 50 St.Georges Terrace ph (08) 9468-0078

    © 2019 by FoodBev HR Services - part of the Accendio Consulting Group Pty Ltd

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    What We Do

    Services

    Businesses faces extraordinary demands to be effective, efficient and agile enough to address today’s many changing organisational and business realities. Human Resources, industrial and workplace relations have become extremely complex in today's employment landscape and navigating the associated legal issues, often requires specialist assistance.

     

    Employment law includes beginning, maintaining and ending the employment relationship, occupational health and safety, discrimination, enterprise bargaining and industrial action.  We can help you navigate the large volume of legislation that regulates these areas & more.

     

    A summary of just some of the topics we have advised & consulted on with the businesses we support right around Australia in the last 12 months are :

    • Abandonment of Employment

    • Annual Leave

    • Anti-Discrimination

    • Attendance - Absenteeism & Presenteeism

    • Bullying / Harassment

    • Business Conduct

    • Business Interests/Activities after leaving the Company

    • Capability Procedures

    • Community Service Leave

    • Company policies

    • Compassionate Leave

    • Confidentiality

    • Confirmation of Qualifications

    • Conflict of Interest

    • Consultations on major changes

    • Continuous improvement

    • Disciplinary / Performance Management

    • Dispute Settlement Procedures

    • Dress Standards

    • Drugs & Alcohol

    • Emergency Procedures

    • Employee / Employer responsibilities

    • Employee Care of and Return of property

    • Employee compliance with the law

    • Employee Honesty and Integrity

    • Employee Internet, Email and Computer Use guidelines (including Social Media)

    • Employee Records Privacy Policies

    • Employee Rehabilitation Programs

    • Employer Inventions, Patents, Copyright protections

    • Employment contract Terms and Conditions

    • Employment of Close Relatives

    • Employment References

    • Environment / Wastage

    • Equal Employment Opportunity

    • Equity, Diversity & Human Rights in the Workplace

    • Ethical Responsibilities

    • Evacuation Procedures

    • Exit Interviews

    • Fiduciary Duty

    • First Aid / Health & Safety

    • Flexible Employment Arrangements

    • Flexible Working Arrangements

    • Grievance Procedures

    • Incident Notifications

    • Learning and Development

    • Leave without Pay (unpaid leave)

    • Long Service Leave

    • Manual handling protections

    • Mobile phone usage within business hours

    • Motor Vehicle Policy – Company Owned

    • Occupational Health and Safety

    • Occupational risks – Staff Immunizations

    • Online Communications / Social Media

    • Open Door policy

    • Parental Leave (both paid & unpaid + Dad and Partner pay)

    • Pay frequency & modifications

    • Performance Management Reviews

    • Personal Leave – (Sick, Carer’s & Compassionate Leave)

    • Privacy in the Workplace

    • Probationary Periods (including unfair dismissal protections)

    • Protection of Whistleblowers

    • Recognition of Responsibilities

    • Recruitment

    • Rehabilitation

    • Religious Obligation / Cultural Leave

    • Rest & Meal breaks

    • Restraints

    • Salary reviews

    • Separation from employment for Medical Reasons

    • Serious Misconduct

    • Sexual Harassment

    • Special Leave

    • Staff Communication & One Level Up management

    • Superannuation

    • Surveillance & Workplace cameras

    • Termination of Employment

    • Time & Attendance / Punctuality

    • Training and Development

    • Visitors / non Employees in the Workplace

    • Wages & Remuneration

    • WH&S Representatives

    • Work-and-Life Balance

    • WorkCover

    • Working Hours

    • Working with Children check

    • Workplace Discrimination, Harassment & Bullying

    • Workplace Diversity

    • Workplace Health and Safety

    Anything that’s connected to employment, human resources, industrial relations and employment laws, regulations and guidelines - rest assured that we’ve done it and advised our clients appropriately on.

     

    Contact us today to discuss your areas of concerns or questions as we would be more than pleased to be of assistance to you.

    Practice Areas

    Our employment specialists, possess a wide depth and breadth of experience across a broad range of employment law areas, such as:

    Award servicing and interpretation

    Our advice allows you to understand the role modern awards and associated legislation may play in regulating the terms and conditions of your employees’ employment - click here > Award servicing and interpretation

    HR Policies and Procedures

    Well-documented policies and procedures help staff to understand how a restaurant, food manufacturer, grower, bar, pub or club ‘works’. They also minimise business and legal risks for Owners, Directors and Managers. FoodBev HRS can design and develop individual policies, procedures and handbooks specific to your businesses needs - click here > HR Policies and Procedures

    Employment Contracts and Workplace Policies

    Getting the right people and having a common understanding of what is expected from the start is essential for the whole employment relationship. How that relationship is established at the beginning is critical, particularly if it is necessary to part ways with the employee later on. At FoodBev HRS we can help you ensure the employment relationship is set up right from the start - click here > Employment Contracts and Workplace Policies

    Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying law

    Given the increasing focus on such issues by the government and society, as well as ongoing changes to the legal framework in these areas, a fundamental part of FoodBev HRS's role is to assist clients with updating their policies and procedures to remain compliant with the applicable federal and state laws - click here > Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying law

    Workplace Mediation and Dispute Resolution

    FoodBev HRS works in assisting parties to explore their conflict in depth, think about options, consider alternatives and decide on the best way to move forward in a controlled and safe environment - click here > Workplace Mediation and Dispute Resolution

    Performance Management and Employment Terminations

    At FoodBev HRS we help minimise the risk to your business by providing accessible and practical advice, in real time, on issues such as performance management, misconduct investigations, termination process, summary dismissals and redundancies - click here > Performance Management and Employment Terminations

    Unfair Dismissal and General Protections Claims

    Under current Australian legislation, terminating an employee requires considerable planning and preparation on the part of the employer. At FoodBev HRS, we have many years’ experience in representing and assisting employers, in proceedings before the industrial tribunals and the discrimination authorities - click here > Award servicing and interpretation

    Fair Work Ombudsman Investigations

    The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is a statutory office created by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). FoodBev HRS assist our clients with any complaints made against or by them, and any investigations conducted by the FWO - click here > Fair Work Ombudsman Investigations

    Recruitment

    FoodBev HRS is structured to think and operate to effectively become your in-house recruitment team. We not only understand your position or vacancy in its entirety, but also your culture and team dynamics which are integral to finding and retaining the right new talent for your business - click here > Recruitment

    Restraints of Trade / Confidential IP

    We help clients protect their businesses using confidentiality and restraint of trade clauses in employment agreements, retention tools and structured exit arrangements. Our clients seek our assistance to ensure that such clauses and arrangements are appropriate, effective and compliant with the law - click here > Restraints of Trade / Confidential IP

    Industrial Relations / Union Issues

    We understand the need to maintain a harmonious balance between all parties - from the shareholders, to the employees, to the union, to the Tribunals and the Fair Work Ombudsman - via the importance of the management of negotiation in the workplace click here > Industrial Relations / Union Issues

    Workplace audits

    It is every Employer's responsibility to comply with the Fair Work Act 2009 and the associated employment related Acts and Regulations. One of the benefits of conducting a confidential Workplace Audit is the identification of risks and potential issues before they become costly problems - click here > Workplace audits

    Workplace Investigations

    FoodBev HRS's process and approach ensures that obligations of procedural fairness and natural justice are met and the workplace investigation is likely to be upheld if subsequently tested externally - click here > Workplace Investigations

    Workplace Restructuring and Redundancies

    FoodBev HRS's experienced Employment Law specialists can provide expert advice in relation to the legal risks associated with restructuring a workplace, either in response to productivity issues or as a result of a ‘downsize’ - click here > Workplace Restructuring and Redundancies

    Work health and safety

    The principles of work health and safety are enshrined in legislation within each Australian State and Territory. Employers have substantial duties under these laws to ensure the safety of people in the workplace, and substantial fines can be imposed for inadequate attention to workplace safety - click here > Work health and safety

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