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Every organisation faces risks from employees' social media activity - whether it is sanctioned or unsanctioned, at work or after hours and "private".



Watch this webcast to understand:

• potential areas of damage and loss arising from employees' social media use;
• what employers can - and can't - monitor and manage;
• vicarious liability lessons from case law;
• special considerations for managing employees who are the social media 'face' of a business; and
• drafting tips for social media policies.

Drug and alcohol testing policies that follow industry and Australian standards are more likely to be considered reasonable - and therefore enforceable - than those that depart from standard practice, according to employment lawyer Erin Rice.

Recent changes to the Fair Work Act provide further motivation for employers to ensure their staff know what bullying is - and what it's not, according to Workplace Solutions director Fay Calderone.

Employers need to beware of legal traps when addressing issues caused by employees who have more than one job, says employment lawyer Nick Noonan.

What does a best-practice process for managing difficult employees look like? Watch this webcast to understand your rights and responsibilities when managing performance and conduct issues.



The presentation covers:

• what constitutes a "challenging employee"?
• how to distinguish between performance and conduct issues;
• the costs of poor management of difficult employees;
• an overview of legal risks;
• what good performance management looks like;
• "best practice" strategies and tools;
• case studies of management of difficult employees;
• a process for managing challenging employees;
• fair and lawful termination of challenging employees; and more.

The Federal Court has warned employers against using redundancy "as a pretext for getting rid of an undesired employee" after a university failed to examine a head of school's true motives for proposing an academic's retrenchment.

Initial concerns about the impact on employers of the Fair Work Act's adverse action provisions have proven to be unfounded, but employers should expect to face more claims now that case law has clarified the way it operates, says employment lawyer Amanda Harvey.

When seeking to return an ill or injured employee to work, employers should be prepared to ask for - and provide - a great deal of detailed information, says employment lawyer Helen Donovan.

In this 20-minute Q&A, Herbert Smith Freehills senior associate Helen Donovan answers your questions about managing ill and injured employees.

Employers should carefully monitor and manage how much discretionary sick leave they provide to employees following an injury or illness, according to employment lawyer Helen Donovan.