Sunshine Coast HR Conference

Join us at Aitken Legal’s Sunshine Coast HR Conference, where industry leaders and experts will provide strategies for dealing with the most pressing challenges facing employers and HR leaders in 2024 and beyond. Participants will hear from experts in:

1. Dealing with mental health issues
2. Attracting and retaining talent
3. Managing multigenerational workforces

Additionally, Aitken Legal will provide a crucial update on the latest developments in employment law. This conference is your opportunity to gain actionable insights, network with peers, and equip yourself with the tools needed to lead your workforce in the current dynamic human resources landscape.

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WHAT LEADERS CAN DO WHEN AN EMPLOYEE DISCLOSES A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE

Speaker – Kash Thomson, Director, YES Psychology

When leaders are faced with a new disclosure of a mental health issue. including during a performance process it naturally results in a change of strategy to support AND manage the employee.  It can also be frustrating and challenging for leaders who sense that the sudden disclosure is a tactic to avoid performance management. Determining if an employee is genuinely experiencing a mental health issue or resisting feedback or 'playing the system' is a sensitive matter, fraught with pitfalls, and should be approached with caution and a careful process.

This session provides tips for how leaders can recognise mental health conditions that could be concurrent to a performance issue and how to sensitively respond to sudden disclosures that might stall the well-intended performance management process.

CASE STUDY: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGE EMPLOYEES AND DRIVE BUSINESS GROWTH

Speaker - Jess Lantieri, Chief People and Culture Officer, Judo Bank

Companies are rethinking their attraction, engagement and retention strategies to ensure their employees thrive and flourish in their roles. In this session, hear how Judo Bank, HRD Australia 5-star Employer of Choice and AFR BOSS Best Place to Work, engages their employees in this competitive market, fuelling their business growth.

LEADING A MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKFORCE

Speaker - Bruce Williams, Leadership and Communication Training

Generational labels like ‘Boomers’, ‘Millennials’ or ‘Gen Z’ oversimplify people’s experiences and values. They ignore the individual differences and diverse backgrounds within each generation. Generational labels create stereotypes that can prevent a deeper understanding of what actually motivates people and how best to support them in their careers. This session will help you look past generational stereotypes to better understand what really matters to today’s workforce. We’ll discuss why relying on these labels can be off-base for hiring and retention strategies, and we’ll offer tips on how to tune into what all employees want and need – regardless of their age group – in a way that benefits both them and our organisations.

EMPLOYMENT LAW: NAVIGATING THE EVERCHANGING EMPLOYMENT LAW LANDSCAPE

Speaker – Hamish Procter, Special Counsel

Since the last Federal election, the employment law landscape has been continuously evolving, with legislative changes and landmark cases constantly reshaping how employer’s need to manage their human resources. Aitken Legal will provide a comprehensive update on the most recent developments in employment law, highlighting key legislative changes and cases that have significant impacts for employers.

Aitken Legal will also provide its employment law forecast by discussing anticipated trends and developments in the next 12-18 months. This forward-looking analysis is aimed at helping participants to prepare for the future, and identify the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

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COST TO ATTEND
$300 for 1 ticket (excl GST)
$550 for 2 tickets (excl GST)

This conference is available to employers, their senior managers and employed HR professionals. Due to limited spaces, we cannot accept registrations from HR Consultants.

CONTACT
Kim Milnes, Client Relationship and Marketing Manager
events@aitkenlegal.com.au
07 5413 4000