Industrial and Workplace Relations Advice
Our Senior Workplace Relations Advisor is here to help members manage this complex area of your business
Master Plumbers IR support
All plumbing contractor members have access to industrial and workplace relations advice to help you manage this complex area of your business. As part of your membership, our full time Senior Workplace Relations Advisor is available during business hours to help solve your problems and answer your questions across a number of areas, including:
- How to deal with difficult staff and correctly terminate someone’s employment
- Union and non-union agreements
- Wage rates and award changes
- Leave provisions
- Allowances, fares and travel expenses
Member Resources
Membership also includes exclusive access to a range of resources including:
- Wall Planners and RDO calendars: The annual Master Plumbers Wall Planner includes all 36 hour and 38 hour RDO dates for the year, as well as key member-exclusive events.
- Labour Rates Calculators
- Wage Rates Schedules
- Templates for employment contracts and letters of termination
- Regular IR updates on topics including:
- Awards, enterprise agreements, wage increases, RDO’s and public holidays
- Fair Work announcements
- Summaries of legal decisions to help you understand your workplace
- Industrial relations obligations
- Essential info about training arrangements and contracts of employment for apprentices
