Your Expert Guide to Discrimination and Adverse Action Claims
Issues covered include: case developments, legislative update, Federal and State discrimination laws, employer liability, pleadings
Description
Keep up with key developments in discrimination law and gain insights on the latest adverse action cases, employer liability issues, exemptions under federal and state discrimination laws, the impact of the religious discrimination bill and much more. This is a must attend seminar for all lawyers practising in employment law, in-house counsel and human resources professionals.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Substantive Law
Chair: Judith Healy, Partner, JH Law
9.00am to 10.00am: A Year in Review! Case Developments in the Adverse Action Jurisdiction
An essential examination of the most significant recent decisions on adverse action and key learnings to consider when providing advice, and key developments to immediately include in your practice.
Presented by Alex Grayson, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers; Leading Employment Lawyer (Employee & Trade Union Representation), Doyle’s Guide 2019
10.00am to 11.00am: Legislative Update: Religious Discrimination Bill & the Impact on the Workplace
Review the scope and operation of the Bill (which may be an Act by March 2020).
Presented by Amber Sharp, Workplace Relations Partner, Bartier Perry; Recommended Employment Lawyer (Employer Representation), Doyle’s Guide 2019
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
1.15am to 12.15pm: Interpretation of Federal and State Discrimination Laws: Employer Liability and the Exemptions
- The purpose and effect of exemptions and defences in discrimination laws
- General exemptions: carve outs from the operation of discrimination laws
- Special measures: charities, religious and voluntary bodies
- Public health
- Superannuation and insurance
- Compliance with specific laws
- Exemptions specific to particular areas or grounds
- Inherent requirements of the job
- Unjustifiable hardship
- Temporary exemptions granted by the AHRC or State bodies
- When to apply? When will an exemption be granted? The conditions
Presented by Elizabeth Devine, Principal, Solicitor and Workplace Relations Consultant, Devine Law at Work
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Pleading your Way to Success: Adverse Action and Discrimination Claims
Claims of these kinds have been plagued by strike-out motions. Let’s get back to basics and apply the legal principles to the pleading so as to:
- Avoid the necessity to re-plead
- Understand the jurisdictional hurdles
- Own the narrative
Presented by Elizabeth Raper SC, 5 Wentworth Chambers; Senior Adjunct Lecturer, University of Sydney; co-author, Discrimination Law and Practice, The Federation Press; Preeminent Employment Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret St
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia