Ticket sales will end 5 May 2026 to allow time for course materials to be posted.

Time/Duration: Two half-days - 9.00am – 12.30pm each day

Key learning outcomes

Learn how the Right to Disconnect and new delegates' rights could impact your performance management processes.
Understand your right as a manager to performance manage and gain the confidence to put your knowledge into practice.
Gain an understanding of the risks (both legal and non-legal) of poor performance management.
Gain sound knowledge of the termination process.

Course Overview

In today’s ever-evolving workplace, getting it right when it comes to performance management right has never been more crucial. The area is often fraught with the risk of employee claims or complaints, particularly if mishandled. Recent changes to the Fair Work Act, such as the right to disconnect and the enhanced rights of workplace delegates to represent some employees in disciplinary processes, have also introduced new challenges in managing performance. So now is the ideal time to upskill and future-proof your performance management strategies and knowledge.

Low employee morale, interpersonal issues, high staff turnover and wasted resources are just some of the negative consequences of poor performance management, not to mention the associated compliance risks and hefty legal costs. The effects of poor performance management can have a long-lasting impact on the wider business and if not dealt with correctly could severely damage your organisation and may also land you in the Fair Work Commission dealing with unfair dismissals.

But it doesn’t have to be this way! When done well performance management directly impacts the success of your organisation by ensuring staff are held accountable whilst also being supported to perform at the highest standard.

This dynamic training course will cover:

The effect of the Right to Disconnect and new delegates' rights on your processes
Interrelation between performance and workplace culture
Balancing informal intervention and formal performance management procedures
Documenting performance management discussions, formal and informal
Drafting warnings
Termination of employment and the associated process
Legal risks associated with performance management and resulting dismissals.

Join our legal expert for this online training event that will provide you with the tools and tips to manage difficult employees, understand your legal rights and obligations as an employer and minimise the chance of an unfair dismissal case or other forms of legal proceedings you just can’t afford. Take this opportunity to stay ahead of the legislative curve, protect your organisation, and drive exceptional performance.

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Schedule for both days:

8:45 am - Virtual waiting room opens
9:00 am - Training commences
12.30 pm - Training concludes

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About the trainer

Tamsin Lawrence
Associate Director
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

Tamsin is a highly credentialed employment lawyer with Australian Business Lawyers and Advisors (ABLA) and leads the Melbourne office. She performs a mix of litigious and advisory work in workplace relations and is a regular author and presenter on a range of bargaining, employment, discrimination and work health and safety related topics.

She applies her subject matter expertise to support clients across all aspects of the employment relationship, including employment litigation, equal opportunity and discrimination, termination of employment, enterprise bargaining strategies, industrial disputes, workplace relations policy, investigations and regulatory support.

Tamsin was highly involved in the consultations around Respect@Work legislation changes, representing employer voices and helping to shape the legislation. Her ingenuity and commitment to helping businesses saw her write ABLA's DIY Toolkit on Positive Duty obligations for businesses which was launched in 2023.

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FAQs

What's included in the price?

Course training booklet will be sent via post (no soft copies are provided). Please provide the address when booking, and please provide your home address if working from home and would like it sent there.

Who can attend?

This course is open to all organisations excluding other legal service providers or competitors as deemed by ABLA.

Suited for: Managers, Team Leaders, HR professionals, and anyone responsible for managing employees or dealing with workplace complaints.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Contact Fiona Kenny on 0427 925 113 or fiona.kenny@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.

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