Join CER’s expert lawyers, for our end-of-year roundup on legislative changes impacting your workplace. We’ll cover essential updates, including new protections for workplace delegates under the Closing Loopholes amendments, the criminalisation of wage theft, updated criteria distinguishing contractors from employees, and guidelines for managing conduct during Christmas parties.

From August 26, 2024, a significant change in Australian employment law will come into effect, providing many employees with the "right to disconnect." Join us for a comprehensive webinar where we'll unpack what this change means for employers, and the workplace environment.

Attend this session to enhance your understanding and ensure compliance with your legal obligations with respect to record keeping and privacy of employee data. This webinar will provide an overview of records required to be kept and how personal information of employees may be used or disclosed.

Join our upcoming Q&A forum to navigate recent legislative changes affecting employment contracts. Revisions to fixed-term and casual contracts require careful consideration. We'll delve into why these changes are necessary and provide practical insights on implementing them. Martin Dunne will address key questions, so don't miss this opportunity to clarify your queries and stay compliant with the evolving legislation. Register now for expert guidance!

This session is focused on providing practical guidance on complaints handling and identifying reportable allegations. Understand how concerning behaviour can become reportable conduct, what constitutes a reportable allegation and how to identify reportable conduct. We will provide a brief overview on how to identify and handle allegations and reporting obligations. 

This session will delve into strategies for supporting performance improvement, focusing on the development of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) with clear objectives. By the end, attendees will acquire valuable skills to cultivate high performance, manage underperformance adeptly, and foster a positive work atmosphere.

This webinar offers comprehensive training on managing both short-term and long-term absences in the workforce, along with understanding the termination of employment process. By the end, attendees will possess the necessary knowledge and tools to ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations.

Join us for an insightful webinar delving into the amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 and their impact on employer responsibilities regarding workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation. We will analyse changes to the Act and offer practical guidance on effectively preventing and addressing incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Join us for an enlightening webinar focused on enhancing your managerial skills! Elevate your organisational prowess with expert training designed to equip you with essential skills. Learn how to provide constructive feedback tailored to diverse personalities, navigate challenging dialogues with empathy and take fair management actions that align with legal and ethical considerations.

This session will outline your obligations to employees when managing challenging student behaviour and addressing parent complaints.

Uncover the essentials of reportable conduct in NSW, ACT and VIC. Gain insights into the reportable conduct framework, investigation thresholds and guiding principles. Learn a practical approach to investigations, including witness interviews and making findings. Attend to understand your responsibilities and reduce workplace allegation risks.

Learn top tips to ensure optimal workplace mental health with our upcoming webinar. Learn crucial insights on understanding and managing mental health, fostering a mentally healthy work environment and effectively handling the return-to-work process. Discover strategies for making reasonable adjustments, addressing performance concerns with empathy and navigating legal risks.

This discussion will address the need for updated contracts, assessing exceptions' applicability and managing flexible work arrangement obligations under the new rules.

This webinar addresses employer compliance obligations, encompassing record keeping, combating wage theft and underpayment, Fair Work Ombudsman enforcement, practical FWO engagement and illustrative case instances.

Learn how adopting best practices around Flexible Work Arrangements can bring greater workplace flexibility, attract skilled staff and improve job satisfaction and productivity while ensuring employees are better off overall. Discover the legal requirements and understand your obligations to your employees under EA’s and Awards.

Unleash your organisation's potential with our performance management webinar! Join Katie and Sarah as they explore crucial topics such as underperformance, reasonable management actions, performance improvement strategies, warnings and termination processes. Gain valuable insights to optimise employee performance and foster a productive work environment.

Important changes to temporary and fixed term employment contracts come into effect in December 2023 so now is the time for colleges and schools to make plans to accommodate the new restrictions. Join our panel discussion not only for a refresher of the details of these changes but also to ask questions regarding your organisation’s situation.

This webinar provides essential guidance on conducting fair and effective workplace investigations, covering key topics such as the fundamentals, timing, types, responsible parties, planning, step-by-step process, evidence collection, analysis, findings, and report writing, while also highlighting common mistakes to avoid.

In this discussion CER’s Carlie Shales and Katie Cowley will explore why people avoid difficult conversations at work and the costs and risks that can result. The session provides practical advice on preparing for a difficult conversation as well as tips on how to keep things on track.

Attend to learn how to be proactive when it comes to your employees mental health and wellbeing. This informative and practical webinar will provide an opportunity to ask questions of Natalie Rouillon-Thomas and Sarah Kamel.

This webinar will cover how changes to the law will impact employer obligations and detail how workplace sexual harassment, sex discrimination and victimisation are prevented and addressed.

Have you thought about implementing better employment screening standards in your organisation, but are unsure of what checks are appropriate for you?