The Industrial Relations landscape has shifted — rapidly and decisively.
Increasing complexity, tighter regulation, and heightened scrutiny mean reactive IR is no longer sustainable. A Firefighting approach to IR simply no longer works.
To stay ahead, organisations need visibility – not last-minute responses.
An IR Risk Assessment provides clarity on your current risks, emerging issues, and priority IR levers. Today, proactive IR is the only reliable path to stability and performance.
Our risk-based IR Assessment Model provides clear line-of-sight over your most critical risks and opportunities across:
Compliance
payroll accuracy, wage integrity, employee vs contractor definitions, and other core obligations
Value-Add
Strategic IR
Note: These are only a few examples of the 15 core IR domains assessed.
De-risk today. Reset your operating environment.
Commercialise your industrial relations for tomorrow.
Business Impacts
1. Commercial
Increased Labour Hire costs
Multi-employer enterprise Exposure increases
Rostering and overtime inefficiencies
Reduced Labour type flexibility
2. Compliance
Increased complexity for pay arrangements
Non-compliance with Industrial Legislation, Awards, and Enterprise Agreements
Increased compliance costs
3. Reputational
Damaging media exposure
Internal reputational damage
4. Employee Relations
Increased third-party interventions
Increased employee turnover
Increased delegate’s powers
Greater Fair Work Commission intervention
Escalated industrial issues
Risk Assessment Process
A detailed risk assessment is conducted to identify your critical industrial risks and opportunities. The scope is tailored to your organisation, covering everything from baseline compliance checks to advanced strategic IR enablers.
Strategic Enablers
Pro-active IR strategy
Enterprise Agreement (EA) strategy & architecture
Employee relations maturity
EA negotiation strategy & planning
Workforce planning
Workforce mix optimization
Value Add
Multi-employer EA mitigation
Employment type flexibility
Increased union delegate’s powers
Performance management optimization
Overtime and 3rd Party Labour and governance
Commercial Impacts
Payroll accuracy levels
Proactive responsibility for sexual harassment
Employee & contractor definitions
The Assessment Process
The following process is utilised
The Deliverables
We deliver a focused IR risk and opportunity report, complete with a priority-driven roadmap to close gaps and capture value. A facilitated workshop ensures your team understands the findings and is ready to execute.
Risk Profiles:
AT GROUPING LEVEL
AT DETAILED LEVEL
Example Outcomes
High-level road maps provide clear actions to minimise critical risks and unlock the benefits of identified opportunities.
Take the Next Step
Get Clear on your IR risks and opportunities.
Start with an IR Assessment, or book a consultation with Grant Lawrence to move forward with confidence.