Our Story

Mapien is Australia’s largest independently owned Specialist People Consultancy with a core team of more than 50 permanent employees and offices in four capital cities.

In 2018, Livingstones and SHR merged to create Mapien – a single specialist bespoke people consultancy with more than 37 years history and a national footprint with offices in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne & Sydney.

This partnership brings together the rich history and experience of both teams and provides broader capability across our specialist services; including employee and industrial relations, human resource management, organisational development and business migration.

We partner with our clients by building trust and provide confidence, while delivering the best people management outcomes for our customers.

Our Vision is to be the most trusted bespoke specialist people consultants in the Asia Pacific

Our Purpose is to provide pragmatic people solutions to enable success.

Our Core Values are

  • Integrity
  • Flexibility
  • Leadership
  • Courage
  • Excellence
  • Fairness

Our Services

Behaviour & Performance
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Culture & Leadership
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Representation & Compliance
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Strategy & Systems
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Talent & Immigration
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Industry Focus

Construction
Education & Child Care
Energy & Other Utilities
FMCG
Health & Aged Care
Hospitality, Venues & Attractions
Maritime
Mining, Oil & Gas
Public Sector
SMEs

Client Stories

By undertaking thorough investigations and preparing & compiling detailed evidence, Mapien was able to assist our client investigate a bullying claim.
Stop Bullying Application
FMCG Industry
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Mapien delivers regular performance management training for this Qld Government Department, enhancing people impact, motivation & morale
Performance Management Training
State Government
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Our client was appointed to manage and operate one of Australia’s premier event and entertainment venues. Mapien was engaged to provide recommendations on the appropriate form of employment regulation and to develop in consultation with management, remuneration terms and conditions aligned to our client’s operational and organisational imperatives.
Employment Regulation Strategy
Venues & Attractions
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Our client was looking to acquire a significant oil and gas company and requested assistance in completing the due diligence workplace review.
Workplace Review for Merger & Acquisition
Oil & Gas
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Latest News

April 15, 2021
Does cognitive diversity kill team cohesion?
Is it better to work with like-minded people or to have a team that challenges one another? Behavioural scientists have known for long time that diverse teams have the advantage. However, while leaders are eager to build diversity, when it comes to hiring, they may also fear introducing new members who won't 'slot in'. The good news is, you don’t need to have interpersonal similarity to create team cohesion.
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April 8, 2021
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All 55 ‘Respect@Work Report’ recommendations accepted “wholly, in part, or in principle”
One of the first considerations of the "Womens' Taskforce" introduced to the Federal Cabinet earlier this year was the 55 recommendations from the “Respect@Work” Report, and today it has been announced that the Federal Government has accepted (wholly, in part or in principle) all 55 recommendations made in the Report.
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March 31, 2021
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FWC Says Operational Reasons Not Sufficient to Justify Genuine Redundancy
Employers need to be mindful that any proposed redundancy requires strict compliance with the genuine redundancy requirements of the FW Act. Despite a reason for redundancy being due to operational requirements, a failure to comply with the consultation requirements of any applicable modern award or enterprise agreement and consider reasonable redeployment opportunities will invalidate the whole process.
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Our Clients

Creating people impact
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