Agenda

Sydney & Online/ Eora: 12 September | Melbourne/ Naarm:  14 September | Brisbane/ Meeanjin: 19 September | Perth/ Boorloo: 21 September 

08:50

  • Employment Law Major Updates  

09:05

  • Recruitment risks and solutions to attract and retain high-performing employees 
  • Identifying the required capabilities for the future 
  • Creating an engaging employee experience in a hybrid environment  
  • Reviewing job designs to adapt to changing roles 
  • Managing a multigenerational workforce 

09:50

Possible areas of discussion:   
    • Sexual harassment positive duty 
    • Disciplinary processes 
    • Managing drugs and alcohol  
    • Enterprise bargaining agreements updates  
    • Supporting neurodivergent employees in the workplace 
  
SYDNEY:
Tim Capelin, Partner, Piper Alderman - Tackling challenging roadblocks during investigation processes 
Cynthia Elachi, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz - Disciplinary processes 
Kate Thomson, Associate Director, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors - Sexual Harassment Positive Duty
 
MELBOURNE:
Benjamin Marshall, Partner, Holding Redlich - Enterprise bargaining agreement updates
Tamsin Lawrence, Senior Associate, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors - Sexual Harassment Positive Duty 
John Evans, Senior Associate, Piper Alderman - Tackling challenging roadblocks during investigation processes
 
BRISBANE:
Ben Motro, Partner, Piper Alderman - Tackling challenging roadblocks during investigation processes 
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Partner, Thomson Geer – Incoming 
Laura Hillman, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz - Disciplinary processes
 
PERTH: 
Patrick Williams, Senior Associate, Clayton Utz - Disciplinary processes 
Shane Entriken, Partner, Piper Alderman - Tackling challenging roadblocks during investigation processes 
Gemma Wheeler-Carver, Senior Associate, Kennedy Vinciullo - Sexual Harassment Positive Duty 
Giacomo Giorgi, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Enterprise bargaining agreement updates 
 

10:35

10:55

  • Explore latest technologies in the workplace and issues around security e.g. ChatGPT 
  • Understand the latest workplace obligations around privacy  
  • How to monitor and track productivity without violating employee privacy 
  • Building a successful culture in a hybrid working environment 
  • Considerations when relying on this evidence to support accusations, claims or performance issues

11:40

  • Addressing developments in working arrangements, leave, and pay   
  • How to implement pay transparency in your organisation and address potential risks
  • Risk factors to consider for agile, hybrid and remote working environments  
  • Minimising exposure risks related to f fixed term and rolling contracts 
  • Changes to how employers deal with flexibility requests  

12:25

SESSIONS AT 1:10 WILL RUN AT THE SAME TIME

01:10

  • Reviewing the broad array of triggers for general protections claims – Workplace rights, coercion, undue influence or pressure and misrepresentations  
  • Understanding legal remedies and financial damages possible under general protections claims   
  • The reverse onus of proof: understanding this unique aspect in law   
  • Considerations for deciding whether to settle or challenge a General Protections claim

01:10

  • Practical session to work through a sexual harassment claim from start to resolution, addressing the latest investigation processes and how to avoid legal pitfalls   

01:55

  • How to avoid costly claims related to constructive dismissals  
  • Common pitfalls and when liabilities related to terminations emerge 
  • Performance and/or Conduct based terminations     
  • The threshold for serious misconduct 
  • Strengthening your disciplinary and termination processes 

02:40

SESSIONS AT 3:00 WILL RUN AT THE SAME TIME

03:00

  • Practical session to work through a sexual harassment claim from start to resolution, addressing the latest investigation processes and how to avoid legal pitfalls   a

03:00

  • Reviewing the broad array of triggers for general protections claims – Workplace rights, coercion, undue influence or pressure and misrepresentations  
  • Understanding legal remedies and financial damages possible under general protections claims   
  • The reverse onus of proof: understanding this unique aspect in law   
  • Considerations for deciding whether to settle or challenge a General Protections claim

03:45

  • The regulatory position on psychosocial hazards and the likely impact of the changes 
  • Addressing duty of care obligations and psychosocial hazards for a remote, hybrid and flexible workforce   
  • Identifying workforce issues leading to employee fatigue and burnout  
  • How employers can take proactive steps to embed psychosocial safety in their organisations 

04:30

04:40

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