Tailored IR Support
EC Workplace provides Early Childhood services tailored IR management support packages for your day-to-day matters as well as those more complex.
Our Services
EC Workplace specialises in providing early childhood services comprehensive support in all areas of industrial relations, human resources and management responsibilities such as:
Early Years management support
EC Workplace provides support for Executive and Line managers of Early Years services to develop and strengthen their industrial relations skills and practices, including via tailored training and mentoring packages.
HR support
EC Workplace is available to assist your service with all your HR needs. These may include recruitment and selection, employee engagement, performance planning and evaluation, mentoring and coaching, facilitated discussions, tailored workshops and training, and general HR support.
Workplace investigations
If a complaint or allegation of misconduct or serious misconduct has been made in your workplace you may be obliged to launch a workplace investigation to determine the facts. EC Workplace can provide your service with a suitably qualified and licenced investigator to ensure an independent and unbiased investigation, which is recommended under the rules of ‘procedural fairness’ and ‘natural justice’.
Reportable conduct investigations
All early childhood services are obliged to report reportable conduct matters to the Commissioner for Children and Young People. EC Workplace is available to assist your service meet these obligations, including implementing an independent and impartial investigation into allegations of reportable conduct or misconduct that may involve reportable conduct. We are also available to assist your service with training staff and volunteers in all aspects of safeguarding best practice.
Mediation
Staff conflict may be due to a misunderstanding or miscommunication and, if not addressed, may develop into something more serious. An avenue that has a strong track record of success is mediation. This is where a qualified and nationally accredited mediator brings the parties together to discuss their differences and work towards an agreed outcome. EC Workplace can provide your service with a mediator to facilitate a workplace mediation in a safe and respectful manner.
OHS and WorkCover support
EC Workplace is available to assist your service with specialist OHS and WorkCover support. This includes advice about OHS management responsibilities, responding to OHS issues raised by employees or their unions, and advice about how to respond to an accepted WorkCover claim.