Associates

Encouraging new ways of doing business and changing old behaviours can be a difficult and lengthy process requiring particular skills and understanding.

The Centre has a team of independent associates who will be available to work with employers, and unions on our behalf. They will provide support to organisations who want to develop constructive workplace partnerships, improve partnership practices or work through particular problems.

The associates are independent consultants with extensive knowledge and experience of industrial relations and organisational development. We have 13 associates available to work with organisations.

BIOGRAPHIES: ASSOCIATES

Graeme Aitken
Graeme Aitken has led and conducted negotiations in a number of fields, with an emphasis on building constructive engagement between people and helping them to develop solutions which are acceptable to all parties. Read more ...

Philippa Branthwaite
Philippa Branthwaite is an experienced and effective facilitator and training consultant. Her work has focussed on employment relations including the Employment Relations Act, health and safety legislation, the development of good faith relationships and employment equity opportunities. Read more ...

Jen Breed
Consultant Jen Breed has significant experience working with companies in the area of organisational development and employment relations. She has fifteen years experience as an educator/trainer working for the PSA. Read more ...

Paul Chalmers
Paul Chalmers is a PRC resource consultant with a diverse background in both the union movement and business. He is skilled at improving the performance of businesses through organisational management and effective partnership processes. Read more ...

Steph Dyhrberg
Lawyer Steph Dyhrberg provides excellent, pragmatic and strategic employment law advice and representation. She specialises in training and development and promotes the use of effective mediation and facilitation. Read more ...

Chris Elphick
Chris Elphick is a skilled facilitator, consultant and trainer and is comfortable working at all levels within public, private and not-for-profit organisations. He is passionate about the quality of the consultancy relationship and is committed to helping organisations and individuals fulfil their potential. Read more ...

Peter Harris
Peter Harris is an economist, specialising in public policy, labour market and primary industry issues. He is skilled at building education programmes, developing policy and providing direction for effective employment relations practices. Read more ...

Owen Harvey
Owen Harvey has extensive experience in organisational development and change management. He specialises in strategy formation, facilitating union-management relationships and project management. Read more ...

Mark McGinn
Mark McGinn has more than 20 years experience in line management and consulting positions in both the public and private sectors. His skills as a behavourial analyst and his knowledge of employment law enable him to provide expert advice on employment relations matters. Read more ...

Bernard McIlhone
Bernard McIlhone has specialised in employment relations for nineteen years. He has a sound practical and legal understanding of employment legislation, collective bargaining, dispute management and union/employer relationships. Read more ...

Maree Piercy (Addler)
Maree Piercy has extensive experience as a Human Resources practitioner and Employment Relations advisor. Her skills lie in employment relations and HR strategy, organisational values, dispute resolution and workforce planning. Read more ...

Dave Richmond
Dave Richmond is an employment relations specialist who has experience in the private and public sectors where he has held both senior human resource and employment relations positions. Read more ...

Viv Thomson
As a consultant for 20 years, Viv is experienced in needs analysis, negotiation, resource development, mentoring and supervision, staff training, team functioning and strategic organisation development. Read more ...