Where are you in the cycle?
Different stages need different things. Pick the one that fits.
More than 12 months out
Time to work out what isn't working and what it would cost to change. Start with the readiness checklist.
Inside 12 months
The preparation window, and where most of the outcome is decided. Worth a conversation now.
Expired or expiring now
Your agreement keeps operating, but you're negotiating without runway. Speak to someone today.
Two ways we support you
Some employers want us alongside them at the table. Others have the negotiation covered and need the technical work done properly. Both are available.
You run the negotiation. We do the technical work.
Suits employers with an experienced internal team who want the drafting and compliance handled by specialists.
- Bargainingg strategy and preparation
- Market analysis: what employers in your industry are agreeing to
- Running the process and its timing, from the NERR through to the vote
- Review of your current agreement
- Assessment against the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
- Drafting the replacement agreement
- Approval application and Commission lodgement
We're with you from preparation through to approval.
Suits employers facing a complex negotiation, a difficult bargaining environment, or without in-house industrial relations capability.
- Everything in back office support
- Representation at the bargaining table
- Fair Work Commission appearances where required
Preparing to bargain
Nine months out, you have options. Three months out, you have deadlines.
Nine months out
Review the current agreement. Identify what hasn't worked. Model the cost of change.
Six months out
Settle the bargaining position. Brief the leadership team. Issue the NERR.
Three months out
Formal bargaining opens. Employee consultation.
At expiry
Vote, approval application, Commission consideration.
Timelines vary by agreement and by industry. This is the shape, not a schedule.
We act for employers. Only employers.
One side of the table
We have never acted for a union or an employee. Every agreement we have worked on, we worked on for the employer — which means our advice starts from your position rather than a neutral one.
We see the whole market
We advise across entire industries, not one employer at a time. That tells us what is actually being agreed in your sector and what the Commission is actually approving — which is what makes a bargaining position realistic rather than hopeful.
Specialists in every state
Enterprise agreement specialists in every state, so you deal with someone who knows the conditions, the awards and the bargaining environment where you operate.
80
Agreements advised on each year
60
Years advising Australian employers
70
Industries covered
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If it’s urgent, call the Workplace Advice Line on 1300 55 66 77
Start the conversation
Tell us where things stand and we'll come back to you. No cost and no obligation. The first conversation is about working out whether we can help and what that would involve.
