Event description
Date and Duration: The course will be run over two half-day sessions -
Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 July from 9:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Online via Zoom - details sent a week prior to the even
Suited for: HR executives, HR Managers, Business Owners, People and Culture Managers, Directors, HR Business partners and anyone responsible for managing employees or dealing with workplace complaints.
Presenter: Luis Izzo, Managing Director - Sydney Workplace, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)
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Course Overview
Ensuring workplace investigations are carried out fairly and appropriately is essential since poor investigations (and potentially unsound findings) could present significant legal risk and liability for you and your organisation.
We've seen numerous cases in the media recently where initial investigations have been carried out poorly, resulting in significant fall-out for the organisation and executives involved. Upskill now and join this specialised training to provide executives with a deeper understanding of workplace investigations.
With a mix of theory, case studies and exercises, you'll walk away with the confidence and knowledge of what to do if an investigation is required in your workplace.
This course will focus on:
- Fundamental rules on workplace investigations
- Understanding the process - when, how, who?
- Short form vs full form investigations
- Gathering and analysing evidence - best practice tips
- Interview techniques
- Drafting the report
- Third parties - when you need them
- Investigations gone wrong - case studies to learn from
If you are responsible for any aspect of workplace investigations - up skill now and be prepared!
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8:45 am - Zoom waiting room opens
9:00 am - Training commences
12:30 pm - Training concludes
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About the trainer
Luis Izzo,
Managing Director - Sydney
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)
Luis oversees ABLA's Sydney Workplace Relations practice and has over a decade’s experience practicing as a specialist employment and industrial relations lawyer acting for a broad range of employers across both the private and public sector.
His advocacy experience in State and Federal Courts and Tribunals is extensive. In addition to achieving successful outcomes for clients as an advocate in numerous unfair dismissal and industrial dispute arbitrations, he acted as one of the lead employer advocates in the 2014/2015 Fair Work Commission Annual Leave Test Case as well as the highly publicised 2016/2017 Penalty Rates Test Case. Following heavily contested hearings in both proceedings, Luis ultimately succeeded in securing a raft of amendments to modern awards in respect of both annual leave and weekend penalty rates.
Luis is the trusted advisor to a number of organisations when it comes to large scale industrial bargaining. In the public sector, he has been the principal advisor on department-wide enterprise agreement negotiations, covering tens of thousands of public sector employees. In the private sector, he has advised on enterprise bargaining for the transport, education, aviation, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. This experience has also extended to obtaining orders preventing unlawful industrial action and successfully resisting good faith bargaining claims and scope order applications filed by union parties.
He has conducted numerous investigations for clients in relation to internal employment disputes and bullying and harassment matters and continues to be a lead litigator in the developing General Protections and bullying jurisdictions.
In addition to working in private practice, Luis has been seconded to the Australian Federal Police and the Fair Work Ombudsman, working on a variety of employment related litigation and prosecutions and is a member of the Law Society of NSW’s Employment Law Committee.
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FAQs
What's included in the price?
All training course material.
How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Contact Catriona Johnston on 02 9466 4340 or catriona.johnston@ablawyers.com.au
What's the refund policy?
Participants will receive a full refund if they cancel at least seven (7) business days prior to the scheduled event. However, if participants cancel less than seven (7) business days before the event, no refund will be made. The place can be transfered to another member of the paid organisation. No-shows or cancellations after 7 days will receive the course training material and supporting documents. If there are insufficient participants, we reserve the right to cancel the event and participants will be transferred to another module of equal value or receive a full refund at their election. We will give three business days’ notice of any such cancellation.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
Yes, you will also be required to provide your proof of Identification.
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