Managing Health & Safety Risks in the Evolving Workplace
Gain in-depth guides on how to avoid the risk of health and safety incidents and workplace accidents. Hear from a renowned expert as they walk you through what you need to consider to effectively tackle health & safety incidents through preparation and testing. WEB229N51GZ
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Professional Skills
Managing Health & Safety Risks in the Evolving Workplace
Presented by Ian Bennett, Special Counsel and Ben Gottlieb, Senior Associate, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Presenters
Ian Bennett
Ian is an experienced workplace lawyer specialising in employee relations, work health and safety (WHS) and coronial inquests. He provides practical and pragmatic advice to help employers effectively manage complex legal issues arising in the workplace. Ian assists clients to effectively manage issues and develop strategies that look at the bigger picture and mitigate potential flow-on effects (such as public relations, commercial arrangements, insurance and regulatory compliance). He commonly advises on matters involving discrimination, long-term absenteeism, bullying and harassment, fitness for duties, dismissal disputes, industrial instrument interpretation, restraint of trade, policy and procedure development and WHS investigation, prosecution and enforceable undertakings. While completing his tertiary studies, Ian worked as a volunteer law clerk at a community legal centre and as a research assistant for a Sydney-based barrister. He was also employed in a part-time capacity as a paralegal in a general law practice. Ian became part of Sparke Helmore's graduate program in February 2011, completing rotations in the Insurance (CTP/Public Liability Major Claims) and Commercial (Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution) practice groups before permanently joining the Workplace team
Ben Gottlieb
Ben is a Senior Associate with experience in both employment and work health and safety. Ben assists and advises clients on a broad range of matters in these areas, including employment disputes, enterprise agreement bargaining, industrial disputes, WHS incidents, safety related prosecutions, and workplace discrimination disputes, among others. Ben’s work has given him exposure to a wide range of commercial and public matters, working most commonly with clients in the government, construction, engineering, and electrical sectors. Before practising as a solicitor, Ben worked as an Associate to a Member of the Fair Work Commission and as an adviser at the Federal Court. Ben has a passion for litigation and appears in a broad range of court and tribunal jurisdictions.