Employment Relations Business Partner

Company Description

Have you ever thought, “I want the work I do to be meaningful”?

At atWork Australia, that’s exactly what you’ll find because we believe work’s for everyone.

We connect people and business so both can thrive. Since 2003, atWork Australia have supported people living with disability, injury, health condition, or those needing additional support to find meaningful and sustainable employment.

We believe work has the power to transform lives and we’re passionate about helping people realise their potential.

Job Description

As Employee Relations Business Partner, you’ll play a critical role supporting the business to manage people risk and maintain a culture that is fair, commercially balanced and values driven.

Reporting to the Manager – People & Culture Business Partnering, you’ll work on end-to-end ER matters and work closely with an HR Business Partner, leaders and MedHealth. You’ll also support safety and workers compensation processes across atWork Australia, including being the first responder to safety incidents.

In this role, you will:

Manage end‑to‑end ER cases including misconduct, grievances, performance management and terminations

Conduct and oversee workplace investigations ensuring procedural fairness, compliance and balanced against business outcomes

Coach People and Culture team and leaders to strengthen ER capability

Analyse ER data and trends and provide information to the People and Culture team

Work with the MedHealth Safety and Workers Compensation team to be the conduit between atWork Australia and MedHealth.

Monitor all safety incidents and respond accordingly, including conducting workplace investigations where relevant

Qualifications

You are a confident hands-on ER and/or HR Practitioner who thrives in high volume environments and brings sound judgement and empathy to sensitive situations.

This role would suit a seasoned ER practitioner, or a law graduate with 1-2 years experience in a law firm looking to transition into HR, or a Generalist HR professional with a minimum of 5 years exposure to employee relations and experience managing high-volume, complex cases in a company with a large and dispersed workforce.

You’ll bring:

Commercial awareness

Experience conducting workplace investigations and managing high‑risk matters end to end

Worked in high volume environments with a large dispersed frontline workforce

Strong documentation and attention to detail

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and practically

The ability to think outside of the square and take initiative to solve business problems

Additional Information

We believe in supporting you, so you can support others.

Enjoy a range of benefits including:

Hybrid Working Arrangements

12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Leadership development & career pathways across MedHealth

Quarterly social events & recognition programs

Wellbeing initiatives & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fitness Passport

Salary packaging & the ability to purchase additional leave

All the tools and tech you need to thrive

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.