Employment Law Symposium - Effecting Change to Respond to Respect@Work and Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace & Sexual Harassment from a Safety Perspective
OND233N21A2
Description
Attend and earn 1.5 CPD hours in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
EXPLORATION OF EXPLICIT DUTIES IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
10.55am to 11.45am Effecting Change to Respond to Respect@Work and Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace
- Key themes arising from recent reports and how these impact in different working environments
- What changes may be required to take a more trauma informed approach, and how this intersects with confidentiality/NDAs and transparency
- Ways in which safety regulators are entering this space, and expectations of proactive risk assessments
- Investigating historically unreported sexual assault allegations, and reviewing historical investigations of allegations
Presented by Julie Mills, Counsel, Ashurst
11.45am to 12.30pm Sexual Harassment from a Safety Perspective
- Examine the duty for employers and officers to minimise the risk of sexual harassment in the workplace
- Consider the implementation of a positive duty to prevent sexual harassment in NSW
- Examine the NSW regulation detailing employer duties and control measures that will now need to be in place
Presented by Stephen Hardy, Partner, K & L Gates
Presenters
Julie Mills
Julie specialises in workplace investigations, discrimination law, executive employment and workplace training. Julie leads Ashurst’s Workplace Investigations and Workplace Learning practices. Julie has over 20 years’ experience in employment law, and investigating senior executive misconduct. More recently, Julie has been working closely with many clients to implement practices consistent with the recommendations of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 2020 Respect@Work report. Julie advises public and private sector employers on a broad range of employment issues including contracts of employment, termination of employment and related claims, post-employment restraints of trade, performance management and disciplinary action (and related investigations), appropriate use of email and IT, and the interpretation of agreements and contracts.
Stephen Hardy
Stephen Hardy is a partner in the labour, employment and workplace safety practice. Stephen is an established practitioner who represents Australian and international clients on a variety of employment matters. These include human resources, industrial relations, executive, business protection and complex compliance related matters, the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, workplace restructuring and business transformation. This work is undertaken for clients across a wide range of industries including banking and financial services, insurance, retail, transport, waste management, maufacturing, information technology, leisure, media and entertainment, property, and professional services. Stephen is well-known for his experience across the breadth of labour and employment related matters and also has a specialist workplace health and safety practice leading high profile and sensitive safety investigations, responding to workplace crises, establishing and auditing safety systems, defending prosecutions and appearing at coronial inquests. Working with his clients to structure effective workforces, Stephen supports clients on their enterprise bargaining and industrial disputes. When organisations experience significant change, Stephen is experienced at achieving the due diligence required to support mergers and acquisitions activities. An experienced litigator, Stephen works closely with clients on their industrial, employment and executive related disputes. He ensures clients are advocated for in state and federal courts and industrial tribunals, and supporting clients with their workplace health and safety liabilities. Known by clients for his pragmatic approach to solutions-led legal advice, Stephen advises clients on understanding core legal elements of their business objectives, providing a clear path to a commercial solution and regularly conducts training sessions for management, executives and boards of directors.