Resources: Events

Governing sports bodies and sporting organisations, from grass roots to elite professional levels, have a responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment for everyone involved. We will explore what this means in a WHS context and lead attendees through a range of key topics.

Our Managing Director and Principal, Athena Koelmeyer, will explore one of the most challenging frontiers employers are facing today, flexible work arrangements - what are they, who can make them and how to respond.

Many employees are excited about upcoming Christmas parties and end of year functions. However, increasingly complex employment laws and the rise in work-related complaints are causing employers to carefully think about hosting such events.

Workplace investigations can be one of the most challenging responsibilities for business leaders, managers and HR professionals. They require not only compliance with legal obligations, but also sensitivity, fairness and an approach that protects both the individuals involved and the integrity of the organisation.

With the raft of legislative changes to casual employment, many employers are asking themselves if there is any point in engaging employees on a casual basis? 

In her usual entertaining and informative style, our Managing Director and Principal, Athena Koelmeyer, will guide employers through the tangled web of legislative obligations they face when dealing with an ill or injured employee.

Last year, the High Court of Australia handed down the landmark decision of Elisha v Vision Australia [2024] HCA 50 in which it found that an employee could recover damages for psychiatric injury for a breach of contract.

Many employees are excited about upcoming Christmas parties and end of year functions. However, increasingly complex employment laws and the rise in work-related complaints are causing employers to carefully think about hosting such events.

In the wake of challenging economic circumstances and increasing episodes of poor employee behaviour, employers may be required to make difficult, but necessary, decisions in relation to its workforce.

This webinar will guide employers through the tangled web of legislative obligations they face when dealing with an ill or injured employee.

Workplace Law's Managing Director and Principal, Athena Koelmeyer, explores two key areas that have undergone significant change over the past few years and will undergo yet another change under these amendments – that is, the changes to casual employment and the new definition of employment.

In this webinar, we tackle the challenges faced by employers when it comes to managing workplace behaviour, and discuss a range of interesting issues which can occur in both the traditional and hybrid workplace.