HR Advice and Consulting
Dealing with the day to day minefield of HR for business can be very time consuming and intimidating to ensure that you are complying with the relevant legislation.
Get an HR Consultant or HR Contractor on your side
Finding the time to keep on top of all the modern awards, agreements, and changes in legislation is not only time-consuming but can be a challenge to understand. Do you find that nothing is ever simple, situations are complex, and you are nervous to decide for fear of an unfair dismissal claim?
With our dedicated, experienced HR managers, we can help you manage these situations by providing up to date advice that complies with current legislation. Businessary provides your business with practical advice on how to manage your employees, such as under-performance, conflict in the workplace, absenteeism, bullying, termination. We can help with position descriptions, documents, contracts, industrial relations, keeping up with changes to the Fair Work Commissions and Fair Work Commission disputes. The Businessary HR team is experienced and ready to help you navigate through the complexities of HR management.
Businessary’s HR advisory and consulting services help businesses to navigate the complex landscape of human resources with confidence.
We’re seasoned experts in performance management, investigations, and dispute resolutions, experienced employment relations advisors, health and safety consultation and guidance practitioners, and specialists in employment contract and entitlements.
What can we help you with?
STRATEGIC HR SUPPORT
- HR Audits – Review of your current HR practices, policies, systems, and compliance gaps – and provide a clear plan to mitigate issues and ensure compliance.
- Workforce Planning – Forecast your future people needs and identify any gaps. This means understanding your goals and ensuring you have the right mix of skills, roles, and team size — now and in the future.
- HR Strategy Development – Create a tailored people strategy that supports your business objectives, including attracting, retaining and developing your team. Your HR isn’t a back-office function – it’s a driver of success.
- Organisational Design – Whether you’re scaling up, restructuring, or refining how teams work together, we help design a structure that supports clear responsibilities, strong collaboration, and sustainable growth.
- Change Management – We support you and your team through change – whether that’s a restructure, leadership change, acquisition, or culture shift. You’ll get help with planning communication, managing risks and ensuring your people stay engaged during transitions.
- Employer Branding – Position your business as a great place to work. This includes defining your Employee Value Proposition (EVP), enhancing your careers page, and creating messages that help you stand out in the talent market.
EVERYDAY HR
- Recruitment & Onboarding – From writing job ads to selecting candidates and designing onboarding experiences, we make hiring simpler, faster, and more successful – so new hires feel welcome and hit the ground running.
- Performance & Development – Set up performance review processes, development plans and regular feedback systems that support employee growth and accountability – not tick-box exercises.
- Learning & Development (L&D) Programs – Design training programs or learning pathways tailored to your business – whether it’s compliance, systems, leadership, or soft skills.
- Pay, Benefits & Recognition – Guidance in designing fair, transparent salary structures and benefits. Create reward and recognition programs that make people feel valued, without breaking the budget.
- Engagement & Retention – Identify what matters most to your team and create an environment where people feel heard, supported, and motivated to stay. This might include surveys, initiatives, or action plans aligned to your employer value proposition (EVP).
- HR Compliance & Policies – Update your HR policies and ensure your employment practices comply with Australian workplace laws. That way, you can avoid unnecessary risks and feel confident you’re doing the right thing.
- Offboarding & Exit Interviews – Manage resignations, terminations, or redundancies smoothly and respectfully. Conduct exit interviews to uncover themes and make improvements that benefit your remaining team.
ADVISORY & LEADERSHIP SUPPORT
- Leadership Coaching – Are you a business owner, executive or people manager looking to build confidence and skills in leading teams? Our experts can help you succeed – from giving feedback to managing performance, setting priorities and handling change.
- Conflict & Issue Resolution – Get the expert, neutral advice you need to navigate employee issues, grievances or team tensions. Mediation and investigation support with sensitivity and discretion is also available.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Embed inclusive practices into hiring, leadership and day-to-day culture – whether you’re starting from scratch or ready to take the next step.
- HR Systems & Tools – Assess your current people systems and recommend tools (like HRIS or payroll platforms) to streamline admin, improve compliance and make managing people easier.
- Succession Planning & Talent Development – Identify high-potential team members and plan for future business needs – so when someone leaves or grows into a new role, you’re ready.
Businessary’s expertise underscores the importance of choosing an experienced HR partner.
Our experience
- Implementation of legislation changes such as annualised salary.
- Termination advice that was upheld by Fair Work Commission.
- Bullying and harassment claim investigation, report and mediation.
- Stress claim investigation and resolution.
- And so much more!
When we can help you:
- You have a complex HR or people challenge and you need advice on what to do next.
- You are a small business and don’t need a full time HR resource but want HR support on call.
- You want advice on what legislation changes mean to your business.
- You need support with disciplinary issues, formal complaints and IR / ER issues.
- You have a physical or psychological workplace injury or compensation claim and you don’t know what to do next.
- You have received a Fair Work claim against your business and not sure what to do next.
Our capabilities
- General HR advice and performance management.
- Workers’ compensation and injury management.
- Employee relations.
- Health, safety and wellness.