Adelhelm New Zealand’s approach to employment and industrial relation is unique.

The combination of education, strategy, operational solutions, cultural shift, and bespoke approaches to collective agreement negotiations provides a holistic service that’s unparalleled in the industry.

We believe that these methods can prevent the complexity that employment relations is often associated with, and instead turn it into a positive, proactively managed managerial discipline.

We believe that every organisation is uniquely different, and that one size does not fit all. We tailor our service to what will specifically make your business better.

We work with you to pick the services you need, some of our most popular services are:

Collective Agreement Bargaining
Employment and Industrial Relations – Strategic and Operational management
Management Coaching
Industry Researching and Benchmarking

Consulting Services

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BARGAINING

Our strategic and practical approach honed globally, is unique, tried, tested, and regularly adjusted to reflect current economic and socio-political nuances.

We can work effectively across different business and employee and industrial relations environments, ranging from conservative to progressive. Our collective agreement bargaining services are optimised by the preparation of practical business strategies.

Our Collective Agreement Bargaining Services include:

Negotiation strategy for new or expired agreements.
Collective Agreement Bargaining which may include project management of the process including the development of a business case and bargaining mandate, as well as coaching of your bargaining team, and providing an advisory service or lead negotiator service at the bargaining table.
Communication and engagement strategy to support your bargaining, both internal and external
Bargaining risk assessment and costing

EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS - STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

We develop long-term strategies which mitigate risk of disputes, that also optimise workplace relations and productivity.

Unlike others we will ride with your management team on a day-to-day basis, providing operational advice, and 24-7 on-call support if you require.

We prevent long term ER issues by addressing current underlying causes.

This also includes Adelhelm New Zealand’s IR Audit tool which assesses your organisational and bargaining risk profile.

INDUSTRY researching and BENCHMARKING

Adelhelm New Zealand monitors the entire landscape and provides up-to-date industry reporting on negotiated wages, terms and conditions for employees, both CA or non-CA, to help formulate strategy, expectations, and approach.

The annual Adelhelm Collective Agreement Settlement Survey collects and analyses wage and benefits information from over 200 private sector companies. This benchmarking provides valuable insights to inform preparation and planning pre-CA bargaining.

Industry Benchmarking

Management Coaching

Integral to Adelhelm New Zealand’s approach is its ongoing attention to your needs and education for prevention rather than just resolution.

We provide one-on-one or team coaching and mentoring programs on industrial and employment relations for your senior and executive management to imbed the right principles, behaviours and managerial practices for improvement and change in your business.

Compliance Services

Adelhelm Australia also provides general compliance management and advice on EA, award, and contract interpretation, meaning we cover all aspects of your Workplace and Industrial Relations needs.