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- Conference Ticket
- Super saver price $2399 + GST
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- Last minute price $2699 + GST
- 3 - 4 Mar 2020
- Workshop(s)
- Super saver price from $699 + GST
- Super saver ends on 18 Dec
- Last minute price from $899 + GST
- 2 Mar 2020
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Workshop 1: Managing medical incapacity
2 March 2020 | 9:00am - 12:30pmMedical incapacity issues can be notoriously challenging to manage. Immerse yourself in this half day workshop to uncover the best practice and procedures for managing medical incapacity with employees at your workplace.
- Outlining your obligations as an HR professional and the red flags you must consider
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Looking into when stress and mental burnout become incapacitating factors
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What time frame is adequate to give the employee a reasonable opportunity to recover?
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What are your responsibilities if the injury or sickness has been caused in the workplace?
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What you need to consider with employment agreements and workplace policies
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What constitutes a fair and reasonable inquiry into the prognosis for return to work, and how to engage with the employee to seek and consider relevant medical information.
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The relevance of the employee’s position, the length of their employment, and other relevant factors
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How to inform the employee of the reason for the inquiry, the possible outcome (i.e.termination), and give them an opportunity for input.
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What constitutes fairly considering the employee’s feedback before making a decision to terminate?

Mere King
Senior Associate
Buddle Findlay
Workshop 2: Strategic processes for restructure and redeployment processes
2 March 2020 | 1:30 pm - 5:00pmWith pressures to align business strategies alongside a modernised workforce and digital future, businesses are challenged with the need to restructure. However, redundancies should be the last resort for businesses going through brave change. An effective approach for organisational restructure is to reduce risk and retain talent is to redeploy staff. In this class gain in-depth knowledge on the processes to manage transitions and minimise risk.
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Defining business objectives for the change and transition
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Developing consultation processes
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Highlighting the nature of new role and working collaboratively with staff
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Managing employee grievances and conflict of interest during selection process
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Avoiding pitfalls and dealing with risk

Liz Coats
Partner
Bell Gully

Charlotte Joy
Solicitor
Bell Gully
Workshop 3: Dealing with harassment and bullying claims
5 March 2020 | 9:00am - 12:30pm#metoo has completely redefined the landscape of harassment and bullying claims in employment law. Join us for this half day workshop to discover how the new climate affects this area and how it changed the way investigations are conducted.
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Understanding your obligations as an employer and how to handle these complaints appropriately
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Managing the rights and expectations of all parties involved
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How to decide what sort of investigation is needed -is there a test or threshold?
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Best practice for conducting an investigation and getting it right
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What does the legislation and case law say on this matter – ways to avoid it all going wrong

Steph Dyhrberg
Partner
Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law
Workshop 4: Collective bargaining, negotiation, and unions masterclass
5 March 2020 | 1:30 pm - 5:00pmSignificant law changes have happened within the collective bargaining and union engagement landscape. Join us for this half day workshop to prepare yourself for the practical implications and how this will affect your practice as an HR professional.
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What are the key law changes that HR professionals need to be aware of?
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How will the changes impact the obligations of employers and their HR teams?
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The art and importance of effective communication – getting it right
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How fair pay agreements are affecting different employment sectors
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What is the best practice and best strategies to follow to avoid pitfalls

June Hardacre
Senior Associate
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
