Ticket sales will end 23 August 2022 to allow time for course materials to be posted.

Date: Tuesday, 6 and Wednesday, 7 September 2022

Location: Online - details for a Zoom meeting will be sent separately closer to the event

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

Suited for: Senior HR executives, HR Managers, Business Owners, People and Culture Managers, Directors, HR Business partners and anyone responsible for managing employees.

This session is conducted subject to everyone agreeing to the Chatham House Rules which means that participants can use the information in practice in their business but should not identify any organisation, individual or information that can be used to identify them.

Presenter: Kate Thomson, Senior Associate, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

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Course Overview

Unfair dismissal claims lodged with the Fair Work Commission skyrocketed during the coronavirus crisis, increasing by 70 per cent at the peak of the pandemic. This is a cost that businesses cannot afford at the best of times, let alone at a time when many businesses continue to struggle financially.

With amendments to over 100 Modern Awards and countless other new directives, employers are now working with their staff in new ways.

While many of those who do have a job are working hard to keep it, sometimes there is still uncooperative behaviour found or plain refusal by staff to take on tasks or deliver on accountabilities. So how do you turn this around, or at the extreme, manage them lawfully out of the business? As many employees continue to work from home, how do you manage performance when you are not face-to-face in the workplace, or protect your star employees from being impacted by poor behaviour?

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 avoid an unfair dismissal case or other forms of legal proceedings you just can’t afford.

Places are limited and each participant will receive a training pack prior to the course.

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Format for both days:

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

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About the trainer

Kate Thomson
Senior Associate
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

Kate is a specialist employment and industrial relations lawyer skilled in providing targeted, timely and relevant advice to clients managing workforces from small to large. She is also experienced in work health and safety matters including investigations and prosecutions.

Where conflict cannot be resolved at the workplace level, Kate is experienced in representing employers in relation to unfair dismissal claims, general protections claims and notifications of dispute in the relevant tribunal.

Kate assists clients at all stages of the employment life cycle, from recruitment, to employment contracts, performance management, workplace investigations, disciplinary processes and termination of employment.

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FAQs

What's included in the price?

Course training booklet will be sent via post. 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.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Contact Catriona Johnston on 0482 162 218 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.

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