Workshops

IR Summit 2008
June 3-4 2008

Sydney Harbour Marriott
SYDNEY

Attend one or all three of the IR summit 2008's essential toolkit workshops for HR professionals.

Day two  4 June

 WORKSHOP A - How to conduct successful performance management and comply with the legislation
9.00 - 12.30
Workshop facilitator, Kristy Edser, Minter Ellison Lawyers
The workshop aims to explore the legal issues that arise with performance management as well as give participants some practical advice about the most effective way to minimise those risks.
Legal Overview
- Understanding the framework in which you operate - contractual and legislative
- Identifying situations that give rise to greater risks
- The expectations of courts and tribunals
Practical Tips
- Setting the right expectations
- Effectively managing the process 
- Importance of communication - from having the difficult discussion to preparing disciplinary documentation

WORKSHOP B - EEO, discrimination, harassment and bullying

1.30 - 5.00
- Avoid potential pitfalls during the recruitment process
- Dos and don'ts for jobs advertisements, applications and interviews
- Anti-discrimination issues
- Conducting pre-employment screening and background checks
- Disclosure of obligations of job applicants and employers
- Eradicate inappropriate behaviour in the workplace by implementing EEO and anti-discrimination policies
- Clarify what does and does not constitute bullying and harassment
- Identify and prevent risk areas for bullying and harassment
- Avoid discrimination when enquiring into long-term absenteeism
- Implementing policies on e-mail and internet use, mobile phone and dress code

WORKSHOP C  Mastering employment contracts
9.00 - 5.00
- Eliminate the threat of unfair dismissal claims by ensuring effective employment contracts from day one
- What you need to avoid during pre-contractual negotiations - what to say and what not to say
- Learn useful tips for drafting contracts and handling EEO policy
- Considerations when preparing common law contracts
- Avoid legal risks when changing terms on employment contracts - understand the need for clarity, particularly when employees change position
- Protect valuable client relationships and how to draft effective restraint of trade clauses into your employment contracts
- Potential legal risks relating to employment contracts
- Executive contracts - handling confidentiality issues, trade secrets and intellectual property ownership
- Prevent costly legal action through clear and concise unfair and unlawful dismissal policies
- Incorporate maternity leave and parental leave laws, detailing whether part-time work must be provided upon return