Employment Law Disruptors & Developments: New Hybrid Working Environment
The new hybrid working environment is here to stay and you will need to have your finger on the pulse when it comes to the practical implications and challenges posed by the new status quo. Analyse remote performance management and general protection claims to discover solutions to the many new risks and issues that will arise. WEB226N28C
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Sonia Chandra, Special Counsel, Danny King Legal
New Hybrid Working Environment
- The practical implications of mandating a return to the office versus an employee who wants to continue to stay-at-home
- The right to request flexible working arrangements, revisited
- The practical challenges of absenteeism, presenteeism, and remote performance management
- Mitigating risks of bullying, unfair dismissal, and general protections claims
Presented by Kevin Yee, Partner, Danny King Legal
Presenters
Sonia Chandra
Sonia has a wealth of experience in employment law and is currently Special Counsel at Danny King Legal. Sonia has had a varied career in employment law, ranging from in-house at a union, private practice for both applicant and respondent firms and corporate in-house. Prior to returning to private practice at Danny King Legal, who were recently recognised as Boutique Diversity Firm of the Year, she worked as Head of Legal for the Australian and International Pilots Association. Her areas of expertise include industrial relations, enterprise bargaining, negotiations, discrimination, unfair dismissals and general
Kevin Yee
Kevin Yee is a Partner at award-winning employment law firm Danny King Legal. He is also an educator on the side: he has helped create and convene the Employment Law course at the University of New South Wales for several years; and has most recently chaired a number of Thomson Reuters Australian roadshows dealing with mental health issues in the workplace (when we could all still travel). His current practice focuses on helping employee and employer clients to navigate the impacts of COVID-19.