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HR: Australia vs UK

Alice

Hi everyone! I am moving from Australia to the UK in June and wondered if anyone has any courses or resources they would recommend in identifying main differences in HR Legislation etc? 

I have a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and Graduate Diploma in HR as well as 3 years experience as a People and Culture Advisor but can’t seem to find much information around differences between HR in the UK and Australia so feeling underprepared for job interviews etc.

Let me know if this should be directed at a different Group/Forum. 

Any assistance is appreciated. 

Thank you!

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  • Hi Alice

    In addition to the good advice you've already received, I think the ACAS website is a useful place to start giving you a feel for some of the differences in working/legal practice in the UK

    https://www.acas.org.uk/

    Whilst I personally don't find it to be at the same level/standard as the Fair Work Ombudsman site (which I've found very useful when I've had ER issues to manage in Australia), ACAS is still a very useful starting point.

    As Alice has said, many of the processes are quite similar, there are subtle differences, but you should have no problems picking this up. Based on personal experienced I would say employment law is a bit more complex in the UK compared to Australia, but there's lots of good resources on the CIPD site to get you up to speed.

    Good luck with your search

    Joe
  • in reply to Joe
    Thanks very much Joe! This may be a stupid question, but is that website the equivalent of Fair Work in Australia (https://www.fairwork.gov.au) with National Employment Standards etc?
  • in reply to Alice
    Hi Alice

    It is the closest to it - ACAS is a non-departmental body of the UK Government, however in my personal opinion the ACAS website is not quite as good as the Fair Work site which I've found more prescriptive. There are some free services that ACAS provide which are useful when you need to use them in real time (mediation, conciliation, advice)

    Joe
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  • in reply to Alice
    Hi Alice

    It is the closest to it - ACAS is a non-departmental body of the UK Government, however in my personal opinion the ACAS website is not quite as good as the Fair Work site which I've found more prescriptive. There are some free services that ACAS provide which are useful when you need to use them in real time (mediation, conciliation, advice)

    Joe
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  • in reply to Joe

    Thanks very much Joe.
    As I replied to Sophie above, main areas i'm looking to develop in are:
    - Technical HR knowledge on Legislation and Modern Awards (Classifying Employees, Workplace obligations/rights, Pay/minimum entitlements)
    - Statutory Compliance with State and National Industrial Relations

    In Australia all of the above is found on the Fair Work website but just not sure in the UK.
    If you think of anything that can assist in these areas, please let me know.