Building capable,
compliant & resilient workplaces

Resources for Humans is an employee relations (ER) consultancy practice supporting Australian organisations to navigate the complexities of the employment relationship.

We offer expert advice and support in areas such as managing complex employee relations issues, industrial relations, organisational development and design, strategic workforce planning, legislative compliance, policy development, issues-based coaching and capability development.

How we can help you

What our clients say...

Donna Brown - HR Manager, NAATI

Kelly has worked closely with NAATI for many years providing expert HR advice in a broad range of areas including employment law, capability development, workforce planning, and advice on policy compliance and governance. Kelly’s vast experience, excellent follow up and desire to know and truly understand her clients’ needs goes above and beyond. As the sole HR professional at NAATI, it has been a relief to know I can partner with Kelly to deliver the results that align with our business and our culture.

About Resources For Humans

Our vision
& mission

Building capable, compliant and resilient workplaces.

We support Australian organisations to manage the complexities of the employment relationship.

Our values:
Relationships
Reliability
Responsiveness

Relationships

We put our client relationships first
We are generous with our time and resources
We communicate with empathy and integrity

Reliability

We are dedicated and dependable
We are accountable for our actions and their outcomes
We are trustworthy and keep our promises

Responsiveness

We are available when you need us
We respond quickly and are ready to help
We tailor our services to your changing needs

Our history

Kelly Maher is our Chief HR Consultant and Founding Director.

With more than 35 years in human resources (HR) and employment relations behind her, Kelly is endlessly fascinated by Australia's evolving employment relations (ER), industrial relations (IR), and work health and safety (WHS) frameworks, and how they continuous reshape the modern employment relationship.

Kelly specialises in integrated HR, ER and WHS solutions for organisations facing deeply complex workplace issues, major change programs, and strategic workforce planning that drives organisational development and design. Her approach is, first and foremost, analytical and practical. She translates legislative principles into practical workplace decisions an employer can actually make in order to move forward, and she is willing to coach and guide leaders through difficult conversations and circumstances most people would rather avoid.

Clients come to Resources for Humans when the issues are complex, the stakes are high, and the answer is not sitting in a template or script.

We work with clients across all Australian states and territories and our clients are mostly Social and Community Services organisations, Not-for-profits, and tertiary education providers.

Our referral partners

Resources for Humans work closely with a network of consultants

If your workplace situation or circumstances fall outside of our areas of expertise, or we believe another organisation, business, or consultancy practice will be better placed to assist, we will happily refer you to one of our trusted industry partners.