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Workplace Relations Adviser

ANZSCO 223113

Employed

4,000

Part-time share

16%

Female share

49%

Median age

43 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Workplace Relations Advisers assist in resolving disputes by advising on workplace relations policies and problems, and representing industrial, commercial, union, employer or other parties in negotiations on rates of pay and conditions of employment.

What they typically do

  • Maintains personnel records and associated human resource information systems.
  • Arranges the induction of staff and provides information on conditions of service, salaries and promotional opportunities.
  • Receives and records job vacancy information from employers such as details about job description, wages and conditions of employment.
  • Studies and interprets legislation, awards, collective agreements and employment contracts, wage payment systems and dispute settlement procedures.
  • Develops, plans and formulates enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures, workplace relations policies and programmes, and procedures for their implementation.
  • Oversees the formation and conduct of workplace consultative committees and employee participation initiatives.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC
27.8%
NSW
27.3%
QLD
19.5%
WA
10.8%
SA
7.5%
TAS
3.4%
ACT
2.5%
NT
1.1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Workplace Relations Adviser.