Thierry Lalchere, the former chief people officer of Havas Group ANZ, has launched a consultancy advising progressive people policies, EVP, DE&I, independent HR investigations, training and development, and standardising systems to agencies with five to 250+ people.
‘’I work with leaders to ensure their talent thrives in an inclusive and safe work environment, minimising risk to their business and maximising both business and individual performance," says Lalchere.
“Where I make the most impact is with businesses that don’t have a fully developed HR function, but need assistance approaching the complexities of both the technical and strategic side of HR, including keeping up with legislative changes.”
Thierry Lalchere Consulting- HR (TLCHR) comes at a time of significant changes to the Fair Work Act in areas such as psychosocial safety and pay secrecy coming into effect this year.
“For example, from this month, a business that publishes a contract stating that salaries are confidential will be in breach of the new pay secrecy laws,” says Lalchere.
"There is a civil liability with fines of up to $66,000 per breach. A truly litigious player might also claim a misrepresentation of employee rights: that has a civil liability fine of over $80,000 per breach.
"What this means is that issuing a salary increase letter today could land you with almost $150,000 in fines. It’s no wonder that HR concerns are keeping so many business leaders I work with awake at night."
Anthony Freedman, former Havas Group CEO and chairman, who led Havas during Lalchere’s tenure, said Thierry spearheaded important changes that are expected of a modern employer in respect to policies and procedures.
"This was not just important to our people, but has also become an aspect increasingly demanded from clients and potential clients," he said.
As CPO for the Havas Group, her achievements included AdNews Employer of the Year Finalist (2022, 2019), and CommsCon Employer of the Year (2020, 2019).
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