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Employment Law Masterclass

Unlock the essential knowledge you need to navigate the complexities of employment law.

Our masterclasses are tailored to employers & HR professionals and are designed to help you protect your organisation, ensure compliance, and build a strong practical understanding of current trends in employment law.

This workshop focuses on businesses covered by the Fair Work Act (being most private businesses in Australia and certain public sector organisations), and is catered to business owners & HR professionals.

Virtual Training via Zoom

$899 + GST

In-Person Training

$999 + GST (light lunch included)
Spaces are limited to 12 people per session! Keep an eye on your emails for additional dates
All fees are tax deductable.

Meet your host

Roxanne Hart

With over a decade of experience in employment law, Roxanne has been a trusted advisor to a diverse range of clients, including small, medium, and large businesses, ASX-listed companies, Government departments, Local Councils, major industry associations, and not-for-profits.

Roxanne’s practical approach to legal education, combined with her engaging style, ensures that you’ll leave this course with actionable insights and a practical understanding of employment law.

What you'll learn

9.00am – 9.45am

Workplace investigations & Disciplinary Processes, including:

  • Employees on personal or other leave
  • Determining if conduct is serious misconduct or not, and escalating/de-escalating the process including recent workplace examples

9.45am – 10.30am

Genuine redundancies, covering specific issues such as:

  • Employees on, or returning from, leave or Workcover
  • Employees who have made complaints
  • Cherry picking employees
  • Voluntary redundancies and mistakes we have seen recently

10.30am – 10.45am

Break

10.45am – 11.15am

Performance management and dismissal

11.15am – 12.00pm

General protections claims and recent lessons, including termination during the probationary period and extending the probationary period

12.00pm – 12.30pm

Lunch

12.30pm – 12.45pm

Using staff in social media, tips and traps including new WHS/sexual harassment laws

12.45pm – 1.30pm

Engaging contractors, sham contracting

1.30pm – 2.00pm

Restraints of trade, including practical tips in respect of:

  • Managing the risk of key employees taking clients, confidential information and IP
  • Non-competes

2.00pm – 2.30pm

Questions, and if time permits:

  • Changes to fixed term contract laws
  • Right to disconnect laws

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my business covered by the Fair Work Act?

As noted above, these sessions are for businesses covered by the Fair Work Act. This is 99% of businesses in Australia.

If your business operates as a Pty Ltd or Limited company anywhere in Australia, it is covered by the Fair Work Act. Certain Government departments are also covered.

In some states, State Government/Local Government departments are not covered.

For further information check this link or contact us to confirm.

The masterclasses are specifically designed with business owners and HR teams in mind and focus on an employer perspective.

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

Any questions?

Location

Central House
Level 3, 489 Toorak Road
Toorak VIC 3142

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