Workplace Forum

In a business environment where employment related obligations are continually changing, and the risks of getting it wrong are becoming increasingly severe, keeping up with employment law developments has never been so important.

Join us for Aitken Legal’s Workplace Forum - a full-day conference dedicated to the latest developments in employment law and industrial relations.

Designed specifically for employers, this forum will help you understand your legal obligations (new and ongoing) and the risks of not meeting those obligations. Hear directly from respected industry experts who interpret and enforce these employment laws every day.

No matter whether you are an owner, director, senior manager or HR professional, if you are responsible for people and workplace compliance, attendance at this conference is a must.

Speakers and topics include:

INDUSTRIAL COURT OF QUEENSLAND AND QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION – DEPUTY PRESIDENT JOHN MERRELL

• Prevention of sexual harassment – the new duty of Employers

FAIR WORK COMMISSION – COMMISSIONER HUNT

• Flexible working arrangement disputes and general protections matters

ALASTAIR SMITH, BARRISTER (EMPLOYMENT LAW/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)

• Responding to a workplace health and safety incident and why it is so important

PETA WILLOUGHBY, BARRISTER (EMPLOYMENT LAW/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS)

• A sleeping giant: Perils and pitfalls of underpayments

EXSONA - DR CLINT STRAHAN, PARTNER

• Navigating psychosocial hazards and workplace health and safety compliance in a positive way

AITKEN LEGAL – HAMISH PROCTER, SPECIAL COUNSEL

• Redundancy and redeployment: Lessons learned from the recent High Court case

This is a hybrid conference, and it will be professionally live streamed.  If you would like to attend online, there is an option to do so when registering for a ticket. 

COST:

• $550 (excl GST) for 1 ticket

• $500 (excl GST) each for 2 or more tickets

WHY ATTEND

• Receive expert knowledge directly from those who interpret and enforce employment laws every day.

• Identify and address potential risks in your workplace before they become a problem.

• Identify key factors that should be taken into consideration before making decisions relating to your workforce.

• There is the opportunity to engage with speakers directly through a Q&A session at the end of each presentation.

If you have any questions about this conference, please email Kim at events@aitkenlegal.com.au.

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