School Law Series 2022: Preventing & Responding to Sexual Harassment in the School Workplace
Gain the legal information, updates & strategies you need with a series of the most important topics all tailor made for schools. Make it easy & save by registering for the series or just the sessions that interest you. Watch each session live online or as an on-demand recording. Explore the breadth of vaccinations, hiring & firing, social media, religious discrimination, LGBTIQ+ issues, sexual harassment, defamation, family law, investigations, injuries & leave, cyber risks, governance & more. WEB228N50EZ
Description
Teachers attending will earn 1 Professional Development Hour (NSW, VIC) / CPD Point (QLD, WA, SA)
Lawyers attending will earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Preventing & Responding to Sexual Harassment in the School Workplace
- Overview of key recommendations in the Respect@Work Report
- The various roles in sexual harassment cases including perpetrators, bystander, victims, complainants and investigators
- The spectrum of interventions
- The duty of care in sexual harassment claims
- Practical leadership actions that build a prevention of sexual harassment culture in your school
Presented by Elyse Galvin, Associate and Julie Kneebone, Special Counsel, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Presenters
Elyse Galvin
Elyse is an employment lawyer who assists public and private sector clients in all aspects of employment law. Elyse’s employment law experience includes assisting in conducting workplace investigations, and advising on legislative compliance, litigation, drafting contracts and contractual disputes, unfair dismissal claims, general protections claims, workplace relations and discrimination. Elyse recently completed a secondment as an in-house counsel with a large corporate employer.
Julie Kneebone
Julie helps employers to implement time-critical, practical solutions to address their workplace issues. She has seen matters through to state and federal courts and commissions. Julie draws on her legal and industry knowledge to advise and represent employers in all areas of employment law, including legislative and award/agreement compliance, terminations, workplace investigations, bullying and harassment, industrial disputes, performance management, discrimination and breach of contract matters. She helps employers to obtain apprehended personal violence orders for aggressive customer and in workplace incidents.