Termination and Adverse Action

Tony Vernier, Managing Director - Workplace Relations
Tony is the managing director of the workplace legal practice. He is an accredited specialist in employment and industrial law, with over nineteen years experience in litigation, employment and industrial relations law, discrimination and occupational health and safety law. He has appeared in various courts and tribunals in all of the states and territories in Australia.

Sarah Haynes, Lawyer
Sarah Haynes has seven years of experience working in the field of industrial relations. Sarah first entered the field as an employee relations adviser at the Employers’ Federation of NSW industrial/legal group. In this role, Sarah provided advice on a wide range of industrial and human resource issues to members in a broad spectrum of industries including childcare, transport, aged care, construction, retail, hospitality and manufacturing.

Event Brief:

Employers face the challenge of complying with the unfair dismissal laws and adverse action claims. Over the past year, there has been an increase in adverse action claims which is becoming the new unfair dismissal.

Event Content:

Key aspects covered will be:

• managing performance, discipline and termination of employment;
• a review of adverse action claims - what are the grounds on which these claims can be made? When can they be made?
• the legal remedies available to aggrieved employees and notable recent decisions from Fair Work Australia and the Courts;
• the legal remedies available to dismissed employees and the legal process that follows a claim; and
• the session contains opportunities for questions, discussion and the consideration of case scenarios.

Key Reasons to Attend:

• Protect your business from unnecessary legal action.
• Ensure you are fulfilling your responsibilities as an employer in relation to the terminations, discipline, performance management and adverse action.
• Learn from the experience of others and participate in group discussions.
• Gain valuable skills, techniques and insights.
• Our workshops are well known for being practicable and commonsense in approach. We use interactive learning techniques and focus on providing practical strategies and information.

Date:

6 June 2012

Venue:

Harbour 220, Level 15, Hudson House, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney

Time:

Registration: 8.30am, Start: 9.00am, Finish: 1.00pm

Registration:

To register, please download our registration form. If you wish to register by phone, please call the Business Hotline on 13 26 96.