Post Conference Workshops

Workshop A: WEDNESDAY 19 May, 9.00-12.30

Termination of Employment and Redundancy under the Fair Work Act 2009

• A review of the laws relating to the termination of employment and case law from the first 10 months of operation of the Act
• Practical advice on strategies to minimise the risk of unfair and unlawful claims
• Who is entitled to a redundancy payment and what should the payment be?
• Other avenues for redress - including discrimination complaints, breach of contract and adverse action
• Post-termination issues to consider - including restraints and misuse of confidential information

Facilitated by :
Seamus Burke, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

Seamus is an experienced employment and industrial relations lawyer. He regularly provides strategic advice in all aspects of employment law and industrial relations and is also a litigator with experience in the state and federal industrial jurisdictions, Fair Work Australia, as well as the civil jurisdictions and other tribunals including the Anti-Discrimination Board and AHRC.

Workshop B: WEDNESDAY 19 May, 1.30-5.00

Enterprise Bargaining, Negotiation, Representation and Best Practice

• Enterprise Agreements - everything you need to know to get the best results for your business
• How Enterprise Agreements fit into the Fair Work system
• What's changed as a result of the Fair Work Act
• Why negotiate an Enterprise Agreement?
• What is a 'Bargaining Representative' and how does choosing one impinge on compliance?
• The essentials of good faith bargaining and the demonstration of "Good Faith"
• What can, must and must not be included in an Enterprise Agreement?
• A practical and theoretical guide to the Enterprise Agreement 'best practice' concept

Facilitated by :
David Bates, Director, Employment Relations, Workforce Guardian

David is a noted and dynamic presenter with a wide range of experience relating to industrial relations legislation, philosophy and reform. He was previously employed as a senior Legal Policy Officer at the Victorian Department of Justice and prior to that was serving as a Public Affairs Officer at the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission in London. He is also an experienced workplace relations and human rights and equal opportunity expert.