
Employment Law Roadshow 2024
Employment Law Roadshow 2024
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About the series
Don’t miss out on this essential update series and prepare for the host of developments in the law surrounding employment. 2024 is set to be a year of change.
From increases of minimum wages, casual employment updates, Fair Work Act revisions and increased penalties of underemployment and underpayments – these are developments that all managers must be aware of.
This comprehensive one-day event will give you insight and understanding of the latest reforms from a Federal and State level. You will hear from Australia’s top employment lawyers and firms to not only understand how the law affects your organisation, but implement practical and proactive approaches to compliance and risk management.
Attend and learn updates on:
• Future workforce planning considerations and risks
• Workplace privacy, data collection and surveillance
• Dealing with toxic workplace behaviours
• Performance management processes and risk management
• Preventing and investigating sexual harassment and bullying
• Terminations, unfair and constructive dismissals
• Enterprise bargaining frameworks and multi-employer agreements
• Employment contracts and HR trouble shooting in a post Covid environment
Interactive Masterclasses
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | 4 Locations | 4 Dates
Managing Ill & Injured Employees Masterclass
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | 4 Locations | 4 Dates
Effective & Compliant Performance Management Masterclass
Agenda
Managing staff who are ill or injured, physically or psychologically, are amongst the most intricate challenges faced in the employee/employer relationship.
In our dynamic workplace environment, it’s essential to understand the various legal considerations that come into play, including those related to discrimination, unfair dismissal, health and safety, privacy, compensation, and more. Managing compliance, driving company-based outcomes and safeguarding the rights and well-being of all employees is a constant balancing act that requires a heightened level of diligence.
In this comprehensive workshop, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to effectively navigate these complexities. This masterclass will focus on:
• Employment law obligations concerning ill and injured workers, including those with mental health concerns.
• Understand and accommodating an employee’s impairment, especially during disciplinary and performance management measures.
• Recognize when and how to obtain crucial medical information about an employee’s capacity.
• Formulate and execute a legally compliant strategy for managing employees through potential employment terminations.
• Appreciate updated legislative changes, case laws, and proven tactics to handle such sensitive situations.
• Expert advice on new case interpretations and their implications for managing ill and injured workers.
• Develop practical strategies to mitigate liabilities and understand the full spectrum of compliance risks.
• Establish successful return-to-work processes, handle non-cooperative employees, assess medical evidence, and more.
• Dive deep into potential claims, dispute resolutions, and mediation techniques to handle challenges efficiently.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well-prepared to manage such situations while ensuring both your organization’s operational needs and the rights of your employees are upheld.
• Recruitment risks and solutions to attract and retain high-performing employees
• Mitigating risks with alternative working models, such as gig workers and remote workers
• Potential implications of a 4 day work week
• Updates to flexible work arrangements and requests
- Managing flexible work requests, understanding your new
obligatins and minimising disputes
- Outcomes when employees refute denied requests
• ‘Same job, same pay’ obligations and updates in the Fair Work Act
- Criteria used to determine ‘same job’
- How to calculate ‘same pay’
- What future changes can we expect?
Presented By: Thomson Geer

• Understanding what information employers can collect about employees
• Access, use, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations of employers
- What extent is ‘workplace surveillance allowed?
• Navigating cybersecurity, IT policy and work from home
Presented By: DLA Piper

• Understanding Duty of Care Codes of Practice Provisions for employers
• An onus on the employers to prioritise prevention
• Duty of care for a remote, hybrid and flexible workforce
• Managing poor or difficult behaviours and serious misconduct
- Understanding reasonable and justified actions
Presented By: Herbert Smith Freehills

- An onus on the employer to prioritise prevention
• Investigating sexual harassment in the workplace
- Latest investigation processes and how to avoid legal pitfalls
• Practical implications of the positive duty to eliminate sexual harassment
• Identifying cultures and behaviour that allows sexual harassment to occur - a
tool kit for employers to undertake a risk assessment of their workplace
• Policies for a preventative approach and to remain compliant
• Examples of best performing risk mitigation strategies
• What’s on the horizon from the Respect@Work report
Presented By: Gadens

- Managing tricky constructive dismissal cases and situations
• Managing performance and conduct based terminations
• Galvanising your disciplinary and termination processes
• Addressing issues within your performance management processes
• Using performance management as a tool to prevent dismissal risks
Presented By: Swaab

- Minimising exposure risks related to fixed term and rolling contracts
• Understanding anti-avoidance provisions to prevent prohibition
• Checking contracts and awards for employment termination and redundancy processes
• Reviewing and updating standard form contracts and policies
Presented By: Allens Linklaters

- How will negotiation and implementation of enterprise agreements be affected?
• New Statement of Principles for proposed enterprise agreements
• Streamlining the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
• Examining the revised structure of three multi-employer bargaining streams – cooperative
workplaces agreements, supported bargaining authorisations, and single-interest employer authorisations
• What are the Fair Work Commission’s new methods to deal with a bargaining dispute?
• Tips to avoid being ‘roped-in’ to multi-enterprise agreements
Presented By: PWC

• General Protections and Protected Rights
• Broad array of triggers for general protections claims and workplace rights
• Sexual harassment positive duty
• Performance management and disciplinary processes
• Managing drugs and alcohol
• Enterprise bargaining agreements
• Disability and accessibility issues, including support of neurodivergent employees in multiple environments
Presented By: Nexus Law Group

OVERVIEW
• Understanding the ever-evolving legal landscape in performance management: from current trends, crucial learnings, to potential pitfalls.
• Embracing performance management in the digital age: strategies for virtual workplaces.
• Mastering a best practice approach to manage employee performance, ensuring alignment with legal guidelines.
• Sharpening your skills for crucial performance conversations, backed by real-life case scenarios.
• Insights into the termination of underperforming employees: what to do and what to avoid.
KEY THEMES
• Defining Performance Excellence: Understand the essence of performance and the importance of clear performance standards as foundational tools for unbiased and effective performance management.
• Navigating Performance Complexities: Delve into the intricate world of HR practices, from understanding common contributors to performance gaps to managing the dynamics of the employment relationship.
• Legal Insights & Compliance: Investigate prevalent legal claims, potential risks related to performance processes, and strategies to minimize the chance of legal repercussions.
• Communication Mastery: Explore various communication styles and their impact on the workplace. Learn how to employ effective communication techniques to facilitate improved performance outcomes and meaningful, regular engagements.
• Crucial Conversations & Decisions: Equip yourself with the tools to have effective conversations during performance evaluations, ensuring the right approach with employees, while confidently navigating potential legal risks.
• Performance Processes in Action: Identify and sidestep potentially cumbersome or ineffective performance processes. Understand the nuances of Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and the potential legal consequences associated with them.

Managing staff who are ill or injured, physically or psychologically, are amongst the most intricate challenges faced in the employee/employer relationship.
In our dynamic workplace environment, it’s essential to understand the various legal considerations that come into play, including those related to discrimination, unfair dismissal, health and safety, privacy, compensation, and more. Managing compliance, driving company-based outcomes and safeguarding the rights and well-being of all employees is a constant balancing act that requires a heightened level of diligence.
In this comprehensive workshop, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to effectively navigate these complexities. This masterclass will focus on:
• Employment law obligations concerning ill and injured workers, including those with mental health concerns.
• Understand and accommodating an employee’s impairment, especially during disciplinary and performance management measures.
• Recognize when and how to obtain crucial medical information about an employee’s capacity.
• Formulate and execute a legally compliant strategy for managing employees through potential employment terminations.
• Appreciate updated legislative changes, case laws, and proven tactics to handle such sensitive situations.
• Expert advice on new case interpretations and their implications for managing ill and injured workers.
• Develop practical strategies to mitigate liabilities and understand the full spectrum of compliance risks.
• Establish successful return-to-work processes, handle non-cooperative employees, assess medical evidence, and more.
• Dive deep into potential claims, dispute resolutions, and mediation techniques to handle challenges efficiently.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well-prepared to manage such situations while ensuring both your organization’s operational needs and the rights of your employees are upheld.
• Recruitment risks and solutions to attract and retain high-performing employees
• Mitigating risks with alternative working models, such as gig workers and remote workers
• Potential implications of a 4 day work week
• Updates to flexible work arrangements and requests
- Managing flexible work requests, understanding your new
obligatins and minimising disputes
- Outcomes when employees refute denied requests
• ‘Same job, same pay’ obligations and updates in the Fair Work Act
- Criteria used to determine ‘same job’
- How to calculate ‘same pay’
- What future changes can we expect?
Presented By: Thomson Geer

• Understanding what information employers can collect about employees
• Access, use, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations of employers
- What extent is ‘workplace surveillance allowed?
• Navigating cybersecurity, IT policy and work from home
Presented By: DLA Piper

• Understanding Duty of Care Codes of Practice Provisions for employers
• An onus on the employers to prioritise prevention
• Duty of care for a remote, hybrid and flexible workforce
• Managing poor or difficult behaviours and serious misconduct
- Understanding reasonable and justified actions
Presented By: Herbert Smith Freehills

- An onus on the employer to prioritise prevention
• Investigating sexual harassment in the workplace
- Latest investigation processes and how to avoid legal pitfalls
• Practical implications of the positive duty to eliminate sexual harassment
• Identifying cultures and behaviour that allows sexual harassment to occur - a
tool kit for employers to undertake a risk assessment of their workplace
• Policies for a preventative approach and to remain compliant
• Examples of best performing risk mitigation strategies
• What’s on the horizon from the Respect@Work report
Presented By: Gadens

- Managing tricky constructive dismissal cases and situations
• Managing performance and conduct based terminations
• Galvanising your disciplinary and termination processes
• Addressing issues within your performance management processes
• Using performance management as a tool to prevent dismissal risks
Presented By: Swaab

- Minimising exposure risks related to fixed term and rolling contracts
• Understanding anti-avoidance provisions to prevent prohibition
• Checking contracts and awards for employment termination and redundancy processes
• Reviewing and updating standard form contracts and policies
Presented By: Allens Linklaters

- How will negotiation and implementation of enterprise agreements be affected?
• New Statement of Principles for proposed enterprise agreements
• Streamlining the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
• Examining the revised structure of three multi-employer bargaining streams – cooperative
workplaces agreements, supported bargaining authorisations, and single-interest employer authorisations
• What are the Fair Work Commission’s new methods to deal with a bargaining dispute?
• Tips to avoid being ‘roped-in’ to multi-enterprise agreements
Presented By: PWC

• General Protections and Protected Rights
• Broad array of triggers for general protections claims and workplace rights
• Sexual harassment positive duty
• Performance management and disciplinary processes
• Managing drugs and alcohol
• Enterprise bargaining agreements
• Disability and accessibility issues, including support of neurodivergent employees in multiple environments
Presented By: Nexus Law Group

OVERVIEW
• Understanding the ever-evolving legal landscape in performance management: from current trends, crucial learnings, to potential pitfalls.
• Embracing performance management in the digital age: strategies for virtual workplaces.
• Mastering a best practice approach to manage employee performance, ensuring alignment with legal guidelines.
• Sharpening your skills for crucial performance conversations, backed by real-life case scenarios.
• Insights into the termination of underperforming employees: what to do and what to avoid.
KEY THEMES
• Defining Performance Excellence: Understand the essence of performance and the importance of clear performance standards as foundational tools for unbiased and effective performance management.
• Navigating Performance Complexities: Delve into the intricate world of HR practices, from understanding common contributors to performance gaps to managing the dynamics of the employment relationship.
• Legal Insights & Compliance: Investigate prevalent legal claims, potential risks related to performance processes, and strategies to minimize the chance of legal repercussions.
• Communication Mastery: Explore various communication styles and their impact on the workplace. Learn how to employ effective communication techniques to facilitate improved performance outcomes and meaningful, regular engagements.
• Crucial Conversations & Decisions: Equip yourself with the tools to have effective conversations during performance evaluations, ensuring the right approach with employees, while confidently navigating potential legal risks.
• Performance Processes in Action: Identify and sidestep potentially cumbersome or ineffective performance processes. Understand the nuances of Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and the potential legal consequences associated with them.

Managing staff who are ill or injured, physically or psychologically, are amongst the most intricate challenges faced in the employee/employer relationship.
In our dynamic workplace environment, it’s essential to understand the various legal considerations that come into play, including those related to discrimination, unfair dismissal, health and safety, privacy, compensation, and more. Managing compliance, driving company-based outcomes and safeguarding the rights and well-being of all employees is a constant balancing act that requires a heightened level of diligence.
In this comprehensive workshop, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to effectively navigate these complexities. This masterclass will focus on:
• Employment law obligations concerning ill and injured workers, including those with mental health concerns.
• Understand and accommodating an employee’s impairment, especially during disciplinary and performance management measures.
• Recognize when and how to obtain crucial medical information about an employee’s capacity.
• Formulate and execute a legally compliant strategy for managing employees through potential employment terminations.
• Appreciate updated legislative changes, case laws, and proven tactics to handle such sensitive situations.
• Expert advice on new case interpretations and their implications for managing ill and injured workers.
• Develop practical strategies to mitigate liabilities and understand the full spectrum of compliance risks.
• Establish successful return-to-work processes, handle non-cooperative employees, assess medical evidence, and more.
• Dive deep into potential claims, dispute resolutions, and mediation techniques to handle challenges efficiently.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well-prepared to manage such situations while ensuring both your organization’s operational needs and the rights of your employees are upheld.
• Recruitment risks and solutions to attract and retain high-performing employees
• Mitigating risks with alternative working models, such as gig workers and remote workers
• Potential implications of a 4 day work week
• Updates to flexible work arrangements and requests
- Managing flexible work requests, understanding your new
obligatins and minimising disputes
- Outcomes when employees refute denied requests
• ‘Same job, same pay’ obligations and updates in the Fair Work Act
- Criteria used to determine ‘same job’
- How to calculate ‘same pay’
- What future changes can we expect?
Presented By: Thomson Geer

• Understanding what information employers can collect about employees
• Access, use, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations of employers
- What extent is ‘workplace surveillance allowed?
• Navigating cybersecurity, IT policy and work from home
Presented By: DLA Piper

• Understanding Duty of Care Codes of Practice Provisions for employers
• An onus on the employers to prioritise prevention
• Duty of care for a remote, hybrid and flexible workforce
• Managing poor or difficult behaviours and serious misconduct
- Understanding reasonable and justified actions
Presented By: Herbert Smith Freehills

- An onus on the employer to prioritise prevention
• Investigating sexual harassment in the workplace
- Latest investigation processes and how to avoid legal pitfalls
• Practical implications of the positive duty to eliminate sexual harassment
• Identifying cultures and behaviour that allows sexual harassment to occur - a
tool kit for employers to undertake a risk assessment of their workplace
• Policies for a preventative approach and to remain compliant
• Examples of best performing risk mitigation strategies
• What’s on the horizon from the Respect@Work report
Presented By: Gadens

- Managing tricky constructive dismissal cases and situations
• Managing performance and conduct based terminations
• Galvanising your disciplinary and termination processes
• Addressing issues within your performance management processes
• Using performance management as a tool to prevent dismissal risks
Presented By: Swaab

- Minimising exposure risks related to fixed term and rolling contracts
• Understanding anti-avoidance provisions to prevent prohibition
• Checking contracts and awards for employment termination and redundancy processes
• Reviewing and updating standard form contracts and policies
Presented By: Allens Linklaters

- How will negotiation and implementation of enterprise agreements be affected?
• New Statement of Principles for proposed enterprise agreements
• Streamlining the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
• Examining the revised structure of three multi-employer bargaining streams – cooperative
workplaces agreements, supported bargaining authorisations, and single-interest employer authorisations
• What are the Fair Work Commission’s new methods to deal with a bargaining dispute?
• Tips to avoid being ‘roped-in’ to multi-enterprise agreements
Presented By: PWC

• General Protections and Protected Rights
• Broad array of triggers for general protections claims and workplace rights
• Sexual harassment positive duty
• Performance management and disciplinary processes
• Managing drugs and alcohol
• Enterprise bargaining agreements
• Disability and accessibility issues, including support of neurodivergent employees in multiple environments
Presented By: Nexus Law Group

OVERVIEW
• Understanding the ever-evolving legal landscape in performance management: from current trends, crucial learnings, to potential pitfalls.
• Embracing performance management in the digital age: strategies for virtual workplaces.
• Mastering a best practice approach to manage employee performance, ensuring alignment with legal guidelines.
• Sharpening your skills for crucial performance conversations, backed by real-life case scenarios.
• Insights into the termination of underperforming employees: what to do and what to avoid.
KEY THEMES
• Defining Performance Excellence: Understand the essence of performance and the importance of clear performance standards as foundational tools for unbiased and effective performance management.
• Navigating Performance Complexities: Delve into the intricate world of HR practices, from understanding common contributors to performance gaps to managing the dynamics of the employment relationship.
• Legal Insights & Compliance: Investigate prevalent legal claims, potential risks related to performance processes, and strategies to minimize the chance of legal repercussions.
• Communication Mastery: Explore various communication styles and their impact on the workplace. Learn how to employ effective communication techniques to facilitate improved performance outcomes and meaningful, regular engagements.
• Crucial Conversations & Decisions: Equip yourself with the tools to have effective conversations during performance evaluations, ensuring the right approach with employees, while confidently navigating potential legal risks.
• Performance Processes in Action: Identify and sidestep potentially cumbersome or ineffective performance processes. Understand the nuances of Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and the potential legal consequences associated with them.

Managing staff who are ill or injured, physically or psychologically, are amongst the most intricate challenges faced in the employee/employer relationship.
In our dynamic workplace environment, it’s essential to understand the various legal considerations that come into play, including those related to discrimination, unfair dismissal, health and safety, privacy, compensation, and more. Managing compliance, driving company-based outcomes and safeguarding the rights and well-being of all employees is a constant balancing act that requires a heightened level of diligence.
In this comprehensive workshop, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to effectively navigate these complexities. This masterclass will focus on:
• Employment law obligations concerning ill and injured workers, including those with mental health concerns.
• Understand and accommodating an employee’s impairment, especially during disciplinary and performance management measures.
• Recognize when and how to obtain crucial medical information about an employee’s capacity.
• Formulate and execute a legally compliant strategy for managing employees through potential employment terminations.
• Appreciate updated legislative changes, case laws, and proven tactics to handle such sensitive situations.
• Expert advice on new case interpretations and their implications for managing ill and injured workers.
• Develop practical strategies to mitigate liabilities and understand the full spectrum of compliance risks.
• Establish successful return-to-work processes, handle non-cooperative employees, assess medical evidence, and more.
• Dive deep into potential claims, dispute resolutions, and mediation techniques to handle challenges efficiently.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well-prepared to manage such situations while ensuring both your organization’s operational needs and the rights of your employees are upheld.
• Recruitment risks and solutions to attract and retain high-performing employees
• Mitigating risks with alternative working models, such as gig workers and remote workers
• Potential implications of a 4 day work week
• Updates to flexible work arrangements and requests
- Managing flexible work requests, understanding your new
obligatins and minimising disputes
- Outcomes when employees refute denied requests
• ‘Same job, same pay’ obligations and updates in the Fair Work Act
- Criteria used to determine ‘same job’
- How to calculate ‘same pay’
- What future changes can we expect?
Presented By: Thomson Geer

• Understanding what information employers can collect about employees
• Access, use, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations of employers
- What extent is ‘workplace surveillance allowed?
• Navigating cybersecurity, IT policy and work from home
Presented By: DLA Piper

• Understanding Duty of Care Codes of Practice Provisions for employers
• An onus on the employers to prioritise prevention
• Duty of care for a remote, hybrid and flexible workforce
• Managing poor or difficult behaviours and serious misconduct
- Understanding reasonable and justified actions
Presented By: Herbert Smith Freehills

- An onus on the employer to prioritise prevention
• Investigating sexual harassment in the workplace
- Latest investigation processes and how to avoid legal pitfalls
• Practical implications of the positive duty to eliminate sexual harassment
• Identifying cultures and behaviour that allows sexual harassment to occur - a
tool kit for employers to undertake a risk assessment of their workplace
• Policies for a preventative approach and to remain compliant
• Examples of best performing risk mitigation strategies
• What’s on the horizon from the Respect@Work report
Presented By: Gadens

- Managing tricky constructive dismissal cases and situations
• Managing performance and conduct based terminations
• Galvanising your disciplinary and termination processes
• Addressing issues within your performance management processes
• Using performance management as a tool to prevent dismissal risks
Presented By: Swaab

- Minimising exposure risks related to fixed term and rolling contracts
• Understanding anti-avoidance provisions to prevent prohibition
• Checking contracts and awards for employment termination and redundancy processes
• Reviewing and updating standard form contracts and policies
Presented By: Allens Linklaters

- How will negotiation and implementation of enterprise agreements be affected?
• New Statement of Principles for proposed enterprise agreements
• Streamlining the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT)
• Examining the revised structure of three multi-employer bargaining streams – cooperative
workplaces agreements, supported bargaining authorisations, and single-interest employer authorisations
• What are the Fair Work Commission’s new methods to deal with a bargaining dispute?
• Tips to avoid being ‘roped-in’ to multi-enterprise agreements
Presented By: PWC

• General Protections and Protected Rights
• Broad array of triggers for general protections claims and workplace rights
• Sexual harassment positive duty
• Performance management and disciplinary processes
• Managing drugs and alcohol
• Enterprise bargaining agreements
• Disability and accessibility issues, including support of neurodivergent employees in multiple environments
Presented By: Nexus Law Group

OVERVIEW
• Understanding the ever-evolving legal landscape in performance management: from current trends, crucial learnings, to potential pitfalls.
• Embracing performance management in the digital age: strategies for virtual workplaces.
• Mastering a best practice approach to manage employee performance, ensuring alignment with legal guidelines.
• Sharpening your skills for crucial performance conversations, backed by real-life case scenarios.
• Insights into the termination of underperforming employees: what to do and what to avoid.
KEY THEMES
• Defining Performance Excellence: Understand the essence of performance and the importance of clear performance standards as foundational tools for unbiased and effective performance management.
• Navigating Performance Complexities: Delve into the intricate world of HR practices, from understanding common contributors to performance gaps to managing the dynamics of the employment relationship.
• Legal Insights & Compliance: Investigate prevalent legal claims, potential risks related to performance processes, and strategies to minimize the chance of legal repercussions.
• Communication Mastery: Explore various communication styles and their impact on the workplace. Learn how to employ effective communication techniques to facilitate improved performance outcomes and meaningful, regular engagements.
• Crucial Conversations & Decisions: Equip yourself with the tools to have effective conversations during performance evaluations, ensuring the right approach with employees, while confidently navigating potential legal risks.
• Performance Processes in Action: Identify and sidestep potentially cumbersome or ineffective performance processes. Understand the nuances of Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and the potential legal consequences associated with them.

Key Learning Outcomes
- Future workforce planning considerations and risks
- Workplace privacy, data collection and surveillance
- Dealing with toxic workplace behaviours
- Performance management processes and risk management
- Preventing and investigating sexual harassment and bullying
- Terminations, unfair and constructive dismissals
- Enterprise bargaining frameworks and multi-employer agreements
- Employment contracts and HR trouble shooting in a post Covid environment
Who Should Attend?
- Heads of HR
- People & Culture Managers
- Heads of Talent Management
- Operational Management
- People and Capability Management
- HR advisors & Business Partners
- Employee Relations Managers
- General Managers
- Performance Managers
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