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Your dedicated Employee Relations specialist. Without the full-time commitment.
Experienced, senior-level Employee Relations and Industrial Relations expertise, available when your business needs it: for an agreed number of hours or days, or for specific workplace matters.
What is Fractional Employee Relations?
Your own senior ER specialist, without employing one full time
Fractional Employee Relations provides your organisation with access to a dedicated senior Employee Relations practitioner on a part-time, ongoing or project basis.
Your practitioner becomes familiar with your business, management team, workplace arrangements and Employee Relations priorities. This provides continuity and practical support without the fixed employment costs associated with a permanent senior appointment.
Compared with a full-time hire
| Full-time ER hire | Fractional ER with Linq HR |
|---|---|
| Permanent senior salary and on-costs | Agreed hours, days or project scope |
| Fixed headcount regardless of demand | Scale up or down as matters arise |
| Recruitment lead time | Available when you need it |
| Single-organisation experience | Senior, multi-industry experience |
When does Fractional ER make sense?
Your organisation may benefit from a dedicated fractional ER practitioner when…
Fractional ER is particularly suited to organisations seeking experienced, ongoing support without increasing permanent headcount.
How your fractional ER practitioner can help
Specialist Employee Relations support
Enterprise Agreements and Bargaining
Enterprise bargaining strategies, preparation of claims, union negotiations, consultation and agreement implementation.
Complex Employee Relations Matters
Performance management, misconduct, grievances, disciplinary processes, workplace disputes and termination matters.
Industrial Relations and Union Engagement
Managing union relationships, industrial disputes, consultation obligations and workplace negotiations.
Organisational Change and Restructuring
Supporting restructures, redundancies, workforce changes and sensitive employment transitions.
Employment Compliance and Risk
Practical guidance on modern awards, enterprise agreements, employment contracts, workplace policies and employment obligations.
Management and HR Team Support
A trusted sounding board for managers, coaching leaders and supporting internal HR teams with complex or sensitive matters.
One practitioner. Flexible arrangements.
Employee Relations support tailored to your business
Engagement arrangements are agreed according to your organisation's requirements: ongoing, embedded, project-based or as independent advice.
Ongoing fractional support
An agreed number of hours or days each month. Build continuity and access specialist support as workplace matters arise.
Embedded ER support
Your practitioner works alongside your HR and leadership teams, adding specialist capability.
Project-based support
Specific projects such as enterprise bargaining, restructuring or complex Employee Relations matters.
Independent specialist advice
An experienced, objective perspective on sensitive employment matters, complex decisions and workplace risks.
Recent work
Case study: Enterprise Agreement negotiations
The problem
The Enterprise Agreement was approaching expiry and the company needed an EA strategy and direct union negotiation support.
The solution
Productivity initiatives were identified and formulated into a company log of claims. A strategy paper with recommended clauses and wages outcome was presented to the C-suite for approval to negotiate, followed by formal negotiations with unions through to a final employee agreement.
The outcome
A balanced agreement was achieved for all parties without any industrial action. The business is now moving forward with confidence over the life of the new agreement.
Why work with Linq HR?
Experienced ER expertise, delivered personally
Your fractional ER practitioner brings extensive experience developed through senior Human Resources and Employee Relations roles within businesses: managing workplace relationships, leading HR functions, negotiating enterprise agreements and supporting operational management teams. Particular industry experience includes manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, engineering and other operationally complex workplaces.
Our approach is practical, professional and based on building trusted working relationships.
Discuss your ER requirements
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