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Date and Duration: The course will be run on Wednesday 20 July 9:00am - 4:30pm

Location: L16 (accessed via L15), 140 Arthur Street, North Sydney 2060

Suited for: HR executives, HR Managers, Business Owners, People and Culture Managers, Directors, HR Business partners and anyone who has considerable experience conducting internal investigations.

Although it is not necessary to have attended our Standard Workplace Investigations course, our Advanced course is a natural progression and will provide participants with greater insights, examples and best practice for conducting a workplace investigation.

This course 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.

Presenters: Julian Arndt, Associate Director, and Ed Austin-Woods, Senior Associate, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

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Course Overview

Ensuring workplace investigations are carried out fairly and appropriately is essential as poor investigations (and potentially unsound findings) could present significant legal risk and liability for you and your organisation.

Our Advanced Workplace Investigations course has been designed specifically for practitioners who are required to conduct their own internal investigations and has been developed by workplace lawyers with extensive experience and who regularly conduct investigations into extremely complex and sensitive matters.

This specialised training course will take practitioners on a journey through a simulated investigation scenario engineered to address both common investigation situations as well as the difficult decisions that can ‘make or break’ an investigation.

Taking participants from receipt of a complaint to collecting the evidence and making findings, the engaging content will equip participants with a deeper knowledge of conducting investigations as well as providing a forum for discussion with our highly experienced investigators. It would be expected that as a participant you have already been involved in the process of a workplace investigation, either in the workplace or having previously attended our Standard Workplace Investigation course.

If you conduct internal workplace investigations as part of your job function, register now to gain a deeper understanding of the nuances for your next investigation.

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8:45 am - Registration opens
9:00 am - Training commences
4:30 pm - Training concludes
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About the trainers

Julian Arndt
Associate Director
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

Julian is an Associate Director in ABLA's award-winning Workplace and Employment team. As a specialist employment lawyer and industrial advocate, he is an expert in the Fair Work system and provides employers with advice about:

bargaining, interpretation and termination of Enterprise Agreements
employee claims (unfair dismissal, general protections, discrimination, underpayment and workplace bullying)
union engagement
Modern Awards
employment contracts and policies
under performing employees and misconduct
managing ill or injured employees
termination of employment

Julian is an experienced workplace investigator and regularly undertakes confidential investigations into workplace conduct.

As a regular advocate in the Fair Work Commission Julian represents both private businesses and employer associations. He has appeared as an advocate in a number of recent and significant test cases including the “Casual and Part-Time”, “Domestic Violence Leave”, “Family Friendly” and “Penalty Rates” cases.

Julian regularly trains teams in Australia and internationally on managing workplace investigations.

Ed Austin-Woods
Senior Associate
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

Ed provides strategic and commercially astute legal advice to employers on all aspects of employment law.

Ed's experience includes providing advice on:

unfair dismissal, general protections, underpayment, discrimination and bullying claims;
performance management and termination of employment;
managing ill or injured employees;
employment contracts and policies;
bargaining, interpretation and termination of enterprise agreements; and
enforcing restraints.

Ed is very well respected in the workplace investigations field and as a highly experienced investigator, has been involved in many significant and sensitive investigations into workplace conduct.

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FAQs

What's included in the price?

Course training booklet which includes hard copy of slide deck. No soft copies will be provided.

Morning tea, light lunch, afternoon tea with tea and coffee all day.

Who can attend?

This course is open to all organisations excluding other legal service providers or investigations competitors.

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 transferred 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 proof of Identification.

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