OUR MODEL
At Effective HR, our approach is built on flexibility and transparency, ensuring businesses receive high-quality HR support without unnecessary financial commitments. Whether you need one-off advice, project-based assistance, or ongoing strategic guidance, we provide tailored solutions to suit your business needs without long-term obligations.
FLEXIBLE | PRACTICAL | CLIENT-FOCUSED
OUR TEAM
We bring together a team of highly skilled consultants with extensive experience across all aspects of human resources and industrial relations. Our professionals have a deep understanding of the Australian employment landscape and are committed to delivering expert guidance that ensures compliance, mitigates risk, and enhances business performance.
Whether assisting with recruitment strategies, employee relations, workplace investigations, or policy development, our team works closely with clients to provide proactive, practical, and results-driven solutions.
Our team is spread across all of Australia and each consultant has a different area that they are a subject matter expert (SME) in. We resource our team specifically to ensure that we can assist our clients in all areas of HR and IR.
HR & IR CONSULTING DIVISION
Made up of numerous teams, our fee for service HR & IR Consulting division helps all of our clients both proactively, and responsively.
SYSTEMS & AUDITING DIVISION
Some unique skill sets sit within our Systems & Auditing division, performing payroll audits, remediation work, & system selection and implementation support.
PROACTIVE HR ADVISORY SERVICE DIVISION
Our advisory team helps those clients who are more comfortable with an unlimited subscription model of support, providing HR & IR advice and help with drafting documentation.
Our Team
Michelle Gabauer
Managing Director
Principal IR Consultant
Melissa Shaw
Division Head - HR Partner
Natalie Guirguis
Senior HR/IR Consultant
Amy Smith
HR/IR Consultant
Laura Cowling
HR/IR Consultant
Ben Burden
Business Development Manager
Jenny Richards
Principal HR Consultant
Renee Arthur
Lead Systems & Audit Consultant
Renee Cahill
Senior HR/IR Consultant
Angela Mills
HR/IR Consultant
Jacqui Withers
Junior Consultant
Josh Vikis
Marketing Specialist
Corinne West
Lead HR/IR Consultant
Candice Brinton
Project Manager
HR/IR Consultant
Siobhan Griffiths
Senior HR/IR Consultant
Emma Dawson
HR/IR Consultant
Sophie Moore
HR & Systems Coordinator