Upcoming presentations

The challenges employers face in managing underperformance continue to intensify, in light of flexible work arrangements, psychosocial obligations, and more.

Attend this HR Daily Premium webinar to minimise your legal risks while maximising your performance outcomes. Clayton Utz partner Amanda Lyras will discuss best practices in managing underperformance, and case law lessons, involving:

• remote and hybrid workers;
• psychosocial risks and workers' compensation claims;
• performance improvement plans;
• the imminent right to disconnect; and more.

Attending this webinar counts as 1.5 CPD hours (including Q&A time).

About the presenter

Clayton Utz partner Amanda Lyras is an experienced advisor in all aspects of employment law. Her practice is diverse and encompasses the lifecycle of the employment relationship, including managing complex underperformance and dismissal matters.

Amanda is attuned to the critical issues that can arise in employee relations matters and is recognised by her clients as a practical thinker with excellent technical skills. Amanda has been listed as a 'Rising Star' in the Doyle's Guide Employment & WHS Rising Stars category.

Visit the Clayton Utz website or follow Amanda on LinkedIn.

When:

Thursday 2 May 2024, 11am-1230pm AEST

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Where:

Your desk computer, smart phone or tablet. Click here to test your webinar connectivity in advance.

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Registration:

Free for HR Daily Premium members, no casual registrations available

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From August, employees will have a legislated right to disconnect from work. Understand what this means for your organisation by watching this HR Daily Premium webcast.

In this session, King & Wood Mallesons' senior consultant Brett Feltham will cover:

• who has a right to disconnect;
• what the new right entails;
• when a refusal to be contacted will be reasonable;
• policy and procedure implications;
• dispute resolution;
• ramifications of non-compliance; and
• best-practice management tips.

Watching this webcast will count as 0.5 CPD hours.
Do you have questions to ask the presenter in advance? Email them to our journalists' shared inbox.

About the presenter:

King & Wood Mallesons senior consultant Brett Feltham is a Law Society of New South Wales accredited specialist with more than 25 years' experience advising on employment, workplace relations, discrimination and workplace health and safety issues.

He regularly advises clients on complex and strategic employment matters, including C-suite level terminations. He also has particular expertise in relation to cross-border employment arrangements, and all aspects of executive remuneration and employee equity and cash incentive arrangements.

Brett is the Co-Chair of the Law Society of NSW's Employment Law Committee and has a leading role in lobbying and advocating on employment issues on behalf of the legal profession and more generally.

Brett has delivered previous webinars for HR Daily on topics including flexible work requests, psychological injury risks, restructures and redundancies, fixed-term contracts, and the 'HR hot spots' series since 2018.

Visit the King & Wood Mallesons website.

When:

Streaming on demand for HR Daily Premium members in May

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Registration:

No passes available, this webcast will be pre-recorded.

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It's always important to review and update employment contracts, but this is especially so following the raft of legislative changes over the past year.

Ensure your knowledge is up to date by watching this HR Daily Premium webcast, where Henry William Lawyers partner Renee Kasbarian will discuss:

• employment contract fundamentals and common pitfalls;
• ensuring consistency and compliance with modern awards;
• recent developments in the contracts space;
• reducing exposure to common contractual claims; and
• protections, including confidentiality, IP and post-employment restraints.

Watching this webcast will count as one CPD hour.

Do you have questions to ask the presenter in advance? Email them to our journalists' shared inbox.

About the presenter

Renee Kasbarian is a commercial employment and work health and safety lawyer who advises clients on a range of general employment, industrial relations and WHS matters.

When it comes to assisting clients, Renee supports the HR functions of the business and adopts a commercial approach to achieve viable and positive outcomes. Renee works with clients throughout the employment lifecycle, as well as collaborating on proactive employment and WHS projects. Key matters she has recently worked on include: advising and assisting with investigating employee confidential information breaches and serious misconduct issues; assisting a commercial construction company with a SafeWork NSW investigation involving serious injury, which resulted in no legal proceedings being commenced; and advising clients in relation to bargaining negotiations with union bodies, including with industrial disputes.

Renee has previously presented HR Daily webinars on topics including workplace bullying, D&A issues in the workplace, and general protections claims.

Visit the Henry William Lawyers website or follow Henry William Lawyers on LinkedIn.

When:

Streaming on demand for HR Daily Premium members in June

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Registration:

No passes available, this webcast will be pre-recorded.

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Employers continue to face shifting boundaries regarding their ability to address misconduct that occurs outside the workplace or normal working hours.

In this HR Daily Premium webcast, HR Law practice group leader Kristin Ramsey will discuss recent case law and best practices relating to out-of-hours and off-site behaviour, including:

• employers' legal liability for workers' conduct;
• potential claims that can arise;
• what employers can regulate;
• taking disciplinary action;
• new and developing risk areas; and
• tips for managing risks.

Watching this webcast counts as one CPD hour.
Do you have questions to ask the presenter in advance? Email them to our journalists' shared inbox.

About the presenter:

HR Law practice group leader Kristin Ramsey has worked exclusively in the industrial relations arena for more than 15 years, developing exceptional legal, strategic and analytical skills in relation to all aspects of employment and industrial relations law.

Kristin is a very active member of the legal profession and contributes significantly to education and debate in the employment and industrial relations field; she is currently the president of Caxton Legal Centre.

Kristin has been recognised over multiple years as a leading lawyer in labour and employment law, in the Best Lawyers List and Doyles Guides, and she has presented previous webinars for HR Daily on misconduct-related topics.

Visit the HR Law website and follow Kristen on LinkedIn.

When:

Streaming on demand for HR Daily Premium members from Monday 12 August

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Registration:

No passes available, this webcast will be pre-recorded.

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