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Christmas 18.11.08
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Minimum Wage 23.7.08
The Fair Pay Commission has handed down its July 2008 decision increasing wage rates for employees covered under the Federal IR system. Learn exactly how this affects you. Click Here Effective Workplace

6.12.2007
Many employers are uncertain about what has changed in workplace relations with the election of the new Federal Labor government. Click Here to download our December newsletter about workplace relations under labour.

Qualifications and Experience

Greg Kerr - Principal, Greg Kerr Consultancies

Professional Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts, Honours 1 (University of Newcastle), 1977
Bachelor of Legal Studies (Macquarie University), 1992
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (University of Technology, Sydney), 1992
Mediator, LEADR, 1995
Admitted as Solicitor, NSW, 1992

Experience

Over 15 years' experience in industrial relations and human resource management, acting for employers in both public and private sectors
8 years as Manager Industrial Relations for Newcastle Master Builders Association
Advising employers, especially small to medium enterprises, on all aspects of employment and industrial relations
Drafting, negotiation and certification of enterprise agreements for employers
Representation of employers and employer organisations before State and Federal industrial tribunals and courts, including anti-discrimination bodies
Preparation and negotiation of employment contracts
Resolution of industrial disputes and workplace grievances
Preparation of a range of employer industrial & human resource management policies, including occupational health & safety
Preparation and presentation of management training, including termination of employment, front-line IR management and OH & S

Work History

2001- 2003: Turnbull Hill Lawyers, Newcastle. Solicitor, Commercial & Civil Litigation department (major practice area in employment law)
1993 – 2001: Newcastle Master Builders Association.
Manager, Industrial & Legal
1993: Office of the Solicitor, NSW Police Service
Police disciplinary matters
1989-1992: NSW Fire Brigades
Senior Industrial Officer
1987-1989: Department of Defence NSW Regional Office
Regional Industrial Officer, responsible for managing IR and OH & S functions within Defence NSW
1986-1987: Australian Public Service Personnel Management Scheme
12-month training scheme for middle managers specialising in personnel matters
1986: Deputy Regional Secretary, Army Training Command, Sydney
Senior civilian adviser to the Command on civil personnel matters
1979-1985: Various Federal public sector positions

Affiliations

Industrial Relations Society of NSW (member of Newcastle Branch committee since 1999)
LEADR (Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution)