Employment Relations Advice
EQ can provide expert practical advice on employment issues and the legal compliance requirements around redundancy, performance management, disciplinary procedures, leave entitlement and any other area of HR compliance that you require advice on.
Employment Agreements Advice
EQ are able to review existing employment agreements for legal compliance or draft new agreements for you organisational needs. These agreements cover permanent full time or part time positions, casual employment, fixed term contracts or engaging independent contractors. We can advise on the appropriate use of probationary periods, confidentiality issues, and restraint of trade provisions.
Organisational Reviews
EQ are able to provide independent and expert analysis of your current organisation structure and make recommendations for possible future options and provide assistance in the change management of the proposed change.
Organisational Design
Organisation design ensures the company has established the correct fundamentals in terms of the businesses objectives, roles and strategies. Internal structure, the skills and type of people needed, the systems and processes required and the kind of culture that should be developed form part of an organisational design.
Company Restructuring
Providing advice and support to companies going through restructures, including compliance and process requirements, company communication planning, and supporting managers with managing change positively.
HR Audits
An independent audit of your current HR practices and procedures is valuable insurance to ensure your current HR activities comply with the latest employment legislation and to check if any critical gaps may exist that require closing. The audit will identify HR strengths and weaknesses and provide recommendations to ensure your HR practices are aligned with your business goals.
Performance Management Systems
Effective performance management systems are an essential part of a business and are designed to maximise the performance and productivity of employees. Performance management systems must be closely aligned with the company’s overall business objectives and strategic goals to ensure all parts of the business are working towards a common goal.
HR Policies and Procedures
Implementing effective Human Resource Policies provide clear information to employees around mutual expectations in the employment relationship. Our HR policies can be modified to meet a specific need or situation and become the road map for company compliance and behavioural standards.
Job Design and Analysis
Having the correct job description in place is a vital tool to ensure you are recruiting suitable staff and are able to link their skills and competency to effective performance management programs. EQ can provide a detailed analysis of a job and prepare an outcome based Job Description to used in the recruitment and ongoing management of staff.
HR Outsourcing
For companies that do not require a dedicated HR professional on the payroll but understand the importance of having professional HR practices in place or need specific HR assistance over a short time period the EQ HR Outsourcing service is ideal. EQ is able to offer an outsourced Human Resources service on a retained basis or a fixed term basis covering meeting attendance and telephone support.
Remuneration Advice
EQ has access to up to date remuneration data sourced independently and updated every year. This data allows us to provide you with an in-depth knowledge of compensation, salary, and current benefit trends.
Exit Interviews Analysis
Receiving constructive feedback from exciting employees can provide valuable insight into your organisations staff appeal and can be used to improve future recruitment, on boarding, training & development and staff management practices. EQ can help you design and implement an effective Exit Interview strategy and help you identifies areas for improvement.
Employee Outplacement (career transition)
The EQ Fresh Start career transition program has been designed to offer support and professional assistance to those facing redundancy or redeployment. Our aim is to turn a challenging situation around to a positive experience and to help ensure the employer is viewed as acting in a fair manner. EQ can provide assistance to just one employee impacted by restructuring or a large number of employees over multiple sites and we offer a customised package of services specific to each company restructuring. Our Outplacement services include:
- HR advice when managing change
- Management coaching through restructure and redundancy
- On site consultation and redundancy support
- Managing Change Workshops
- Dealing with emotions
- Career planning
- CV preparation
- The job search process
- Interview skills
