Ferguson Cannon Lawyers

FCHR has been developed to provide ongoing assistant for our clients with the critical but at times very complex area of Human Resources and Workplace Relations. It is our main objective at FCHR to work with our clients to develop Human Resources plans that are integrated with their Business plan in order to maximise the productivity and profitability of their Business. We understand at Ferguson Cannon that you can have the best laid plans and the most unique point of difference to offer the consumer but without the right people who are engaged to deliver on your business plan, no matter how hard you work to implement the plan your success will be limited to the ability of your people to deliver on the plan.

Ferguson Cannon Human Resources is all about adding value to our clients businesses. We can do this by either assisting your in house Human Resources team or by becoming your in house Human Resources function saving you the significant expense of employing your own Human Resources specialist. Our team consists of Human Resources professionals and Legal professionals. This provides our clients with the added advantage and piece of mind that all of our HR solutions and systems have been scrutinized for compliance by one our experienced employee relations solicitors.

Workplace Relations

Fair Work Act, required documentation templates and compliance
Award Interpretations
NES – National Employment Standards
Enterprise Agreements and good faith bargaining
Unions and right of entry
Contracts, Employee Handbooks, Induction and Policies and procedures
Dealing with Award Flexibility Agreement requests
Dealing with orders from Fair Work Australia
Dealing with an inspection/audit from the Fair Work Ombudsman
Assistance with probationary period issues
Assistance with Individual performance issues and Termination – How to mange for improved performance….achieving engagement
Unfair dismissal and wage claims
Development of a tailored implementation strategy for your workplace
Training for your management about the new Fair Work Act and your tailored solution.

Attraction, Recruitment and Selection and Retention Solutions
Performance and Reward systems including the development and implementation of a system for your business that will engage employees and drive a flood of better results.
Occupational health and safety
Risk Management - i.e. identifying what the business HR development needs are in order to maintain their competitive advantage in the market place.
Organisational design and development
Workforce planning
Training, and Learning and Development

Training needs analysis
Training Program Development
Program delivery

Communication Systems design and implementation
Redundancies and out placements
Change of Management
Organisational Psychology Services
Employee Coaching & Mentoring
Organisational Culture – assist with developing strategies and communication to define and evolve the culture required to ensure growth and sustainability

In addition to the above for an annual fee FCHR will store and maintain all of your tailored templates on our intranet site that you will be able to download when needed to ensure that you are always complying to the latest version of the Fair Work Act, NES, minimum wage requirements and Modern Award requirements. In addition to this you will be able to send to us an email via our web service regarding award and unfair dismissal procedural questions or alternatively give us a phone call and we will answer your questions.

At Ferguson Cannon we also recognise that to maximise bottom line performance and build a sustainable competitive advantage that it is more advantageous to take a holistic approach to the consulting role. Therefore when working with our clients we will be encouraging them, to look at their entire business to ensure effective integration, implementation and execution of their strategies to realise their business’s profit potential. Taking a holistic approach will assist if required in the facilitation of effective Good Faith Bargaining. If requested Ferguson Cannon can assist with business services such as:

At Ferguson Cannon we are committed to achieving results for our clients in a cost effective and meaningful manner

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