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Employment Law for HR Professionals

Navigating the legal complexities of your HR practice

1 April 2009, Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour, Sydney
2 April 2009, Stamford Plaza, Brisbane
3 April 2009, Stamford Plaza, Melbourne

LexisNexis and Human Resources Magazine invites you to attend the Employment Law for HR Professionals Conference, bringing together Australia’s leading workplace and employment law experts in one dynamic and innovative event.

With the Fair Work Bill now in Parliament, employment law and industrial relations are set to undergo rapid changes over the next 12 months.

In addition, with the current financial climate forcing companies to downsize, complications are set to arise from the Federal government’s move towards greater employee rights and changes in bargaining and employment conditions.

At the Employment Law for HR Professionals Conference, you will be presented with crucial legal updates and practical tips on how to best handle employee relations, from contracts to redundancies, within your organisation.

 

Key Sessions

  • Examine tips & tricks in applying best practice HRM when drafting employment contracts
  • Maximise efficiency through legally effective performance management systems
  • Unravel the intricacies of fixed-term contracts and restraints of trade
  • Develop an effective redundancy strategy which addresses a reasonable 'redundancy selection criteria'
  • Learn how to eliminate workplace bullying & harassment as part of your organisational OHS commitments
  • Fine-tune your HR practice in view of federal and state laws on employee privacy
  • Discover what you need to include when drafting an effective EEO policy
  • Ensure your workplace agreements pass the 'no-disadvantage' test

 

Outstanding speaker faculty

Expert speakers from Australia's leading firms including:

  • John Lunny, Consultant, DLA Phillips Fox
  • Caroline Ishkan, Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers
  • Andrew Gray, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • Ian Humphreys, Partner, Blake Dawson
  • Breen Creighton, Professor of Law, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • Darren Gardner, Partner, Maddocks

PLUS:

  • Brett Feltham, Director-Legal, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Andrew Dungan, Director of Policy,
    QLD Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (QDEIR)

 

Purposely designed education for:

Directors, Managers, Practitioners, Consultants and Policy Officers from:

  • Human Resources
  • People and performance
  • Learning and development
  • Reward and recognition
  • Talent Management
  • Performance Management
  • Business Strategy

Employment Law for HR Professionals

Official Media Partner:

www.humanresourcesmagazine.com.au

 

 


 

 

 

 

LexisNexis Publications:

Employment Law Bulletin

Human Resources Magazine

 

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