Our Workplace Relations (WPR) Department is located at Forest Lodge and provides specialist WPR services and advice in managing all employment related matters. We also keep members up to date with the latest:
As a member of the MBA, your business can access these specialist services and take advantage of Master Builder's experience and expertise. Most services are included in membership at no additional cost, though some services such as enterprise agreement making and representation in industrial tribunals do attract a costs recovery fee.
The MBA can provide your business with a wide range of Workplace Relations assistance, including:
- Representation in union disputes
- Representation before the Fair Work Commission
- Award interpretation and advice
- Information concerning superannuation
- Long Service Leave
- Employee entitlements such as sick leave, annual leave, RDOs and public holidays
- Inclement weather calculations
- Redundancy obligations and advice
- Termination of employment advice
- Handling of unfair dismissal claims
- General protections claim advice
- Enterprise Agreement making
- Wage book audits
- Workplace relations training
- Workplace dispute resolution
- Workplace investigations
If you would like further information or advice please contact MBA Industrial Relations on 02 8586 3555 or email: industrial@mbansw.asn.au
Professional Advice and Representation
The WPR Department provides telephone advice, attends meetings on behalf of individual members and represents the Industry / Association on a range of employment relations issues to State and Federal Governments, Committees, Unions and other industry participants.
Enterprise Agreement Making
The WPR Department provides advice, drafting and lodgement of enterprise agreements. Enterprise agreements can establish conditions of employment that are tailored to suit the needs of businesses and their employees.
Industrial Relations Compliance Audits
This service is provided as a risk management tool to assist in ensuring that employers are meeting their statutory employment obligations. Also, principal contractors may seek to have their sub-contractors audited at any time by the WPR Department to help assess their performance, reliability and competitiveness.
Dispute Handling
The WPR Department regularly represents employers in industrial disputes and claims. This representation is provided during conciliation of employment matters with unions, employee representatives or Government Departments as well as conciliation and arbitration before relevant industrial tribunals. Such disputes / claims may also involve unfair dismissals, redundancies, enterprise agreement conditions etc.
Briefings and Training
The WPR Department provides briefings and training for the industry, specific sectors of the industry or on an in-house basis for employers on a range of topical employment relations issues. In addition, the WPR Department attends MBA Divisional Meetings or CPD Seminars to brief members when necessary or requested.