About your new role

Reporting to the General Manager People Partnerships, this Senior Leader in the People and Performance team is responsible for leading the employee relations team, covering all aspects of the employee lifecycle. Functioning at a group level, the role supports senior leadership across 3 sites with over 8000 employees, providing accurate and timely customer service, employee relations, industrial relations, union relations, advisory support and reporting.

• Strategy - Responsible for setting, directing, and executing the Group Employee Relations Strategy that delivers business, team member and economic value. Develop and review company policies and procedures to ensure legislative compliance and best practice.
• Industrial Relations - Provide strategic advice on IR developments and trends to ensure a proactive approach in a complex environment. Lead Enterprise Agreement planning and execution and national union relations (currently 3 x enterprise agreements and 5 x modern awards).
• Employee Relations – Extensive complex ER advisory and case management experience, including advocacy at employment related bodies.
• Risk & Compliance - Oversee wage compliance team and manage external regulatory relations, including the Industrial Relations Commission and Fair Work Ombudsman.
• Key member of various project teams as an ER/IR expert to ensure compliance and manage consultation. Projects include Wage Compliance, Gaming Regulator Remediation etc.

Our benefits

• Flexible and agile working culture across a geographically diverse organisation
• Permanent, fulltime position with competitive salary + bonus
• Diversity & Inclusion areas of focus include Multicultural, Gender, Aboriginal & Torres Strait islander and LGBTQI+
• 30% Discounts across award winning restaurants and accommodation at all 3 properties
• Lifestyle discounts including gym memberships and laundry services
• FREE meal each day at our Employee Dining Room, including sandwich bar, hot meals and more!
• Discounted parking available
• Career development, training, and courses via The Star Academy
• The Star is an Employer of Choice for Gender Diversity awarded by WGEA

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Extensive experience (5 years +) in industrial and employee relations or HRM in a complex organisation or employer association/law firm providing workplace relations advice, including the demonstrated ability to negotiate Enterprise Agreements
• Demonstrated understanding of relevant workplace legislation, regulations and enterprise agreements
• Experience in providing HR advisory support for senior managers
• Ability to manage employee relations matters, balancing commercial outcomes and compliance with employment legislation, company policy, procedure and culture
• Previous experience in leading an organisation through change
• Computer savvy: experienced user of core MS Office applications and comfortable learning and applying bespoke software applications

Please be aware that eligibility checks are required as part of the recruitment process and ongoing employment for this position.

About us

The Star Entertainment Group’s vision is to be Australia’s leading integrated resort company. Attracting 18 million guests each year, The Star Entertainment Group’s properties across Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast are world class tourist destinations that offer visitors a diverse selection of award-winning restaurants, bars, cafes, accommodation, and entertainment options.

Our culture

At The Star we’re committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace which we know will contribute to exceptional experiences for our guests, a great place to work for our team members and positive outcomes for our communities. We welcome applications from all cultures, ages, religions, genders, LGBTIQ+ people, Australia’s First Nations Peoples, and people with disabilities. We offer a range of flexible working options for team members to find the balance between work and life that’s right for them and their unique wellbeing needs.

The Star is recognised as an Employee of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) and has been awarded GOLD status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) which evaluates LGBTIQ+ inclusiveness in the workplace.