Practical HR for real business situations. Not generic templates.
Employment contracts, workplace policies, performance management, and termination guidance specific to your business.
The short answer
HR & IR advisory is practical employment and industrial-relations advice for an Australian SME — covering employment contracts, workplace policies, performance management and the handling of disputes and terminations under the Fair Work Act and the relevant Modern Award. At Valont it is one function of a wider connected back office, delivered inside the people function so that day-to-day guidance comes from an advisor who already knows your business and coordinates with your finance and operations teams.
contracts and policies drafted for your business and Award
guidance on urgent matters from your People Hub advisor
documentation built to defend your position when it matters
The gap between knowing what you should do and actually doing it.
Most SME owners know they should have proper employment contracts, a workplace policy handbook, and documented performance management processes. Most do not. Not because they are negligent, but because creating these documents properly requires employment law knowledge they do not have.
The generic templates available online do not account for their specific Award, industry, or circumstances. So they operate with handshake agreements, verbal understandings, and the vague hope that nothing goes wrong. When something does go wrong, the lack of proper documentation becomes painfully obvious.
Common Pain Points
No formal employment contracts or outdated templates
Inconsistent HR documentation and processes
Unstructured performance management trails
Fear of getting terminations legally wrong
Practical HR Framework
Complete HR documentation and guidance tailored to your specific business, Award, and industry.
Employment Contracts
Contracts drafted or reviewed for compliance with the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards, and your relevant Modern Award. Tailored to your business, not downloaded from a template site.
Learn more →Workplace Policies
A practical policy handbook covering the essentials: code of conduct, leave, flexible work, social media, WHS, discrimination and harassment, disciplinary procedures, and termination.
Learn more →Performance Management
Frameworks and guidance for managing underperformance: setting expectations, documenting conversations, issuing warnings, and building a defensible performance management trail.
Learn more →Disciplinary Processes
Step-by-step guidance through disciplinary processes that comply with Fair Work requirements. Show cause letters, investigation procedures, and decision frameworks.
Learn more →Termination Guidance
End-to-end support for lawful termination: redundancy processes, serious misconduct procedures, performance-based termination, and the documentation required to defend your position.
Learn more →Restructure & Redundancy
Planning and executing genuine redundancy processes: consultation obligations, selection criteria, redeployment obligations, and redundancy pay calculations.
Learn more →Our Process
Initial Audit
We review your existing contracts, policies, and HR documentation to identify gaps and compliance risks.
Risk Prioritisation
Gaps are prioritised by risk — critical compliance items and highest-impact documents first.
Customised Drafting
Documents are drafted or updated to reflect your specific Award, industry, and business circumstances.
Ongoing Support
Continuous advisory support handles situations as they arise. You call before making people decisions, not after.
Every Australian Employer
HR advisory is particularly critical for businesses going through change (growth, restructures, performance issues), businesses in industries with high employee turnover (hospitality, retail, healthcare), and businesses that have never had professional HR support.
Growth-Stage Businesses
High-Turnover Industries
Restructuring Companies
Holistic People Decisions
HR decisions have financial consequences (Finance Hub: redundancy costs, leave liability, payroll changes) and operational consequences (Operations Hub: system access, equipment, workflow changes). Growth impact (Growth Hub: team structure, client relationships). Your Trusted Advisor ensures people decisions are made with full business context, not just employment law compliance.
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