Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales - Newcastle Branch

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Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales - Newcastle Branch

Industrial Relations Society of NSW (Newcastle Branch) fosters discussion, promotes research & educa

The Newcastle Branch of the Industrial Relations Society was formally inaugurated on 17 February 1978, twenty years after the New South Wales Branch of the Society, of which it is a part. The Industrial Relations Society was formed in 1958 with the intention of organising, fostering discussion and promoting research and education within the area of Industrial Relations in NSW and Australia. The Hu

nter Branch committee consists of one representative from each of the sectors below:

Unions
Government
Employers
The Law
Academics

17/06/2026

Join us for our 2026 Annual General Meeting!

Marian Baird, Professor of Gender and Employment Relations at University of Sydney will be joining us as keynote speaker for our Diversity in Industrial Relations special.

We will also be joined by Kirra Morris, 2025 student of our Mark Bray Bursary Program, along with her host employers Martin Sainsbury and Ruth Hartmann of University of Newcastle to discuss how the university works with their employees on accessibility.

📅 Friday 31 July 2026
⏲️ 12.00pm - 3.00pm
🏚️ Merewether Surfhouse
🎟️ https://irsnsw.org.au/event-6735113

25/05/2026

Can you see you??

Photos from the Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon | Friday 15 May 2026

24/05/2026

On Friday 15th May we held our annual Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon. Thank you for Elise Delpiano for joining us as Keynote Speaker!

19/04/2026

Please join us for the annual Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon!

📅 Friday 15 May
⏰ 12.00pm - 3.00pm
🏚️ Noah's on the Beach, Newcastle
🎟️ https://irsnsw.org.au/event-6634250

Our keynote speaker is Elise Delpiano, National Legal Officer at the Mining and Energy Union. An experienced employment and industrial relations lawyer, she has led the MEU’s landmark Same Job, Same Pay case against BHP’s in-house labour hire arm Operations Services and several other Same Job, Same Pay cases in the Fair Work Commission. She assists MEU members with a wide range of employment and industrial relations matters, including in the Commission and Courts.

Prior to her role at the MEU, Elise led the Health Services Union’s Aged Care Work Value Case which resulted in increases to minimum award wages of up to 28.5% for aged care workers. She was also Associate to (now) President Hatcher of the Fair Work Commission.

29/03/2026

We are pleased to announce our second event for 2026 - the Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon!

Date: Friday 15 May
Time: 12.00pm - 3.00pm
Venue: Noah's on the Beach, Newcastle
Tickets: https://irsnsw.org.au/event-6634250

Our keynote speaker is Elise Delpiano, National Legal Officer at the Mining and Energy Union. An experienced employment and industrial relations lawyer, she has led the MEU’s landmark Same Job, Same Pay case against BHP’s in-house labour hire arm Operations Services and several other Same Job, Same Pay cases in the Fair Work Commission. She assists MEU members with a wide range of employment and industrial relations matters, including in the Commission and Courts.

Prior to her role at the MEU, Elise led the Health Services Union’s Aged Care Work Value Case which resulted in increases to minimum award wages of up to 28.5% for aged care workers. She was also Associate to (now) President Hatcher of the Fair Work Commission.

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Newcastle, NSW
2300

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http://irsnewcastle.wixsite.com/irsnewcastle

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