Upcoming events

Closing Loopholes – the final pieces in the puzzle
Nov
27

Closing Loopholes – the final pieces in the puzzle

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.

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The Right to Disconnect
Oct
23

The Right to Disconnect

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.

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Fixing your temporary contract and casual employment issues
Aug
21

Fixing your temporary contract and casual employment issues

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!

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Reportable Conduct – Legal and Ethical considerations
Jul
24

Reportable Conduct – Legal and Ethical considerations

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. 

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Performance Management - how to handle misconduct
Jun
19

Performance Management - how to handle misconduct

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.

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Respect@Work and Psychological Safety
Apr
24

Respect@Work and Psychological Safety

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.

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Difficult conversations - mediating conflict at work
Mar
13

Difficult conversations - mediating conflict at work

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.

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Reportable Conduct
Dec
13

Reportable Conduct

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.

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Navigating mental health in the workplace: Employer obligations
Nov
22

Navigating mental health in the workplace: Employer obligations

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.

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Flexibility at work under EAs and Awards
Aug
23

Flexibility at work under EAs and Awards

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.

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Effective performance management
Jul
26

Effective performance management

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.

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Temporary and fixed term employment contracts
Jul
12

Temporary and fixed term employment contracts

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.

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Workplace Investigations
Jun
21

Workplace Investigations

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.

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Managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace
Feb
22

Managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace

This presentation will help you identify psychosocial hazards in your workplace and discuss the new regulatory changes in NSW.

We will also touch upon the process involved in managing the hazards and risks and discuss the ways in which we can assist you and your organisation navigate this process. The changes to psychosocial regulations also come into effect in the Commonwealth jurisdiction on 1 April 2023.

Psychosocial hazards are aspects of work which have the potential to cause psychological or physical harm. It is crucial that employers identify and manage these hazards and risks in the workplace. This informative and practical webinar will provide an opportunity to ask questions of Natalie Rouillon-Thomas Employment Relations Specialist I Lawyer. You will also learn about:

  • The definition of psychosocial hazards with examples

  • What the regulatory changes mean to employers in NSW

  • A brief summary of the risk assessment process

  • Useful tools and resources

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