HR consultant · Australia-wide

HR consultant for employers who need a straight answer

IndustrialHR is an HR and workplace relations practice led by Rhiannon Howard, who has 20 years in HR and industrial relations. We work with employers in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and anywhere else in Australia, by phone, video and email. We also meet clients face to face in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.

Most employers call us when something is about to become a problem: a complaint has landed, someone needs to be managed out, or the pay doesn't look right. You get advice in plain English before you act, and a process that holds up if it is challenged.

What we help employers with

  • Workplace investigations: bullying, harassment, misconduct and psychosocial complaints, investigated properly. More
  • Unfair dismissal and general protections claims: responding to a Fair Work claim, and avoiding one in the first place. More
  • Award compliance and underpayments: checking classifications and pay, and fixing what's wrong. More
  • Performance management and terminations: warnings, performance plans and exits that stand. More
  • Restructures and redundancies: consultation, redeployment and genuine redundancy. More

Working with employers across Australia

Most of our clients are in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Because most HR matters are handled by phone, video and email, where you are doesn't change the service you get.

Our advice covers the Fair Work Act, the National Employment Standards and the modern award or agreement that applies to your business, along with the work health and safety laws in your state.

Two ways to work with us

IndustrialHR Alliance is ongoing HR support in two levels. Alliance Light gives you unlimited written advice, award and policy guidance, templates and alerts when the rules change, from $295 a month plus GST depending on your headcount. Alliance Plus, from $1,450 a month plus GST, goes further: we draft the documents, run the difficult meetings and get to know your business and your people.

Help with an issue is for a single matter without a membership. We scope it and agree a fixed price before work starts, from $2,500 plus GST. Not sure what you need? Start with a $750 HR Matter Review.

Need ongoing HR support instead?

From $295 a month + GST

Alliance Light: unlimited written advice from $295 a month. Alliance Plus: hands-on HR from $1,450 a month (all + GST)

  • Unlimited email HR advice
  • A named practitioner who knows your business
  • Contracts, letters and meetings handled for you
  • Templates and documentation
  • Proactive risk alerts

Common questions

Where are your clients?

Most are in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. We work with employers anywhere in Australia by phone, video and email, and meet face to face in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.

What size businesses do you work with?

Small businesses, growing businesses, not-for-profits and large organisations.

How quickly can you help?

Book a consultation and we'll tell you where you stand and what to do next.

Get a straight answer

Call 0481 100 416 or book a consultation. We'll tell you where you stand and what to do next.

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© 2026 IndustrialHR. All rights reserved.

Gold Coast, Queensland | 0481 100 416
IndustrialHR does not provide legal advice.