Profiles
janet_nicolson@worksight.com.au
Qualifications:
- B.A. (University of Melbourne)
- B.S.W. (University of Melbourne)
- Grad Dip IR/HRM (University of Melbourne)
Employment:
Janet has worked in a range of occupations including as a:
- Waitress
- Bar attendant;
- Bank officer;
- Commonwealth Public Servant;
- Union Industrial Officer
Since 1996 Janet has been a Director of WorkSight Pty Ltd. She is also
WorkSight’s Company Secretary.
Areas of Expertise
- Award and agreement interpretation and advice
- Enterprise bargaining
- Workplace mediation
- University sector
- Group training sector
- Small businesses
Recent work carried out:
- Advising employers about employment obligations
- Advising employers about enterprise bargaining processes and policies
- Training employees in award interpretation and basic employment law
- Advising on redundancies
- Classifying positions and developing remuneration policy
- Carrying out organisational and staffing reviews
- Investigating employee grievances
- Mediating workplace disputes
Janet is a member of
the Australian Institute of Human Resources and the Institute of Arbitrators
& Mediators Australia.
sianowen@worksight.com.au
Qualifications:
- B.A. (Hons) (Monash University)
- M.Sc. in Social Policy & Planning (London School of Economics &
Political Science)
Employment:
Siān has worked as a:
- Labourer on an archaeological dig;
- Child minder;
- Shop assistant;
- Administrator with a community group in Edinburgh, Scotland;
- Research and Development Officer with a national voluntary
organisation in London;
- Union State and Federal Industrial Officer.
Since 1996 Siān has been a Director of WorkSight Pty Ltd.
Areas of expertise:
- Understanding and interpretation of employment conditions
- Drafting employment contracts and agreements
- Negotiation of workplace agreements
- Classification of jobs
- Resolution of disputes and grievances
- Working with unions
- University sector
- Employment services sector
- Small businesses
Recent work carried out:
- Drafting employment agreements and contracts
- Advising on redundancies
- Developing new salary and classification structures
- Carrying out organisational and staffing reviews
- Investigating employee grievances
- Advising on unfair dismissal claims
- Training in employment issues
Siān is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute.
raeanne_medforth@worksight.com.au
Qualifications:
- Certificate IV, Workplace Assessment and Training
- Diploma of Dental Therapy (Westmead College of Dental Therapy)
- B. Bus (University of Technology, Sydney)
Employment:
Rae-Anne has worked as a:
- Volunteer community worker
- Shop assistant;
- Waitress
- Dental Therapist;
- Union State and Federal Industrial Officer
- International Industrial Officer, Public Services International,
France.
- Senior Research Officer, International Labour Office, Geneva
Since 1996 Rae-Anne has been a Director of WorkSight Pty Ltd.
Areas of expertise:
- Remuneration and human resources surveys
- Training and development
- Employment related matters
- Competency/vocational training audits
- Pay equity
- Employment services sector
- Small business
- International Labour Organisation
Recent work carried out:
- Investigating employment services at the national and international
level
- Developing recruitment and retention strategies
- Developing remuneration and human resources surveys
- Training businesses in staffing matters
- Investigating employee grievances
- Mediating between employees
- Editing International Pay Equity Newsletter
- Developing policies and procedures and providing implementation
assistance for small businesses in:
- Employment matters
- Anti-discrimination and equality at Worksight sexual harassment
- Change management (including managing a changing workforce)
- Managing employees (including performance management)
Rae-Anne is a member of
the Australian Institute of Human Resources and the Institute of Arbitrators
& Mediators Australia.
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