nference explores some of the major issues troubling employers and HR professionals, from managing long-term injured workers, dealing with casual staff, to restructuring employment in a challenging economy. We will also examine mental health management, as well as performance management strategies.

This conference is a repeat of our highly successful Gold Coast conference run in November 2021.

This year’s conference has 2 registration options – you can attend the conference in Melbourne in person, or attend it live online.

Book with peace of mind

This conference is scheduled to be run face to face and online. If we are unable to run the conference face to face due to COVID related restrictions we will either convert the conference to an online only event or postpone it to a later date. Should you not wish to attend the online event or postponed event you will be entitled to a 100% refund of any registration fee paid or a credit for future use.

Day 1: Thursday 10 March 2022

Managing Employee Rights and Entitlements

• The “Casual Conundrum”: What Does the Future Hold?
• Watching the Clock: Strategies for Managing Long-Term Injured Workers
• Bullet Proofing Executive Employment Contracts
• The Trouble with Adverse Action Claims

Managing Workplaces in Challenging Times

• “A Sign of the Times: Restructuring Employment in a Challenging Economy”
• Are You OK? Obligations for Mental Health Management
• A Carrot or a Stick? Effective Performance Management Strategies

Day 2: Friday 11 March 2022

Discipline and Behaviour Management

• Conduct Unbecoming: Where to Draw the Line on Employee Behaviour and Opinion
• Procedural Fairness and Misconduct Investigations
• Sexual Harassment and the Workplace

Regulation and Compliance

• Getting on the Front Foot: Effective Engagement with the Regulator
• Paying the Price: Underpayments in the Spotlight