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Employment Law 101: Managing ill & injured employees
It’s important to prioritise the wellbeing of your employees, and it also makes good business sense – people are one of your key business assets. This Employment Law 101 video examines an employer’s
obligations when managing an employee who is ill or injured, encompassing a range of often complicated considerations across WHS, workers’ compensation and discrimination law.
Employment Law 101: Employment Contracts
As an employer, it’s really important that you understand the terms and conditions that apply to the employment of your workers. While these come from numerous sources, including the NES, Modern Awards and EBAs, an employment contract is the only way you can address the particular circumstances of your workplace and your employee: what risks, issues or circumstances do you need to address?
Employment Law 101: Discrimination, bullying & harassment
The purpose of this session is to share a high level overview of the legal framework applicable in the detailed and complicated areas of discrimination, bullying and harassment – with a particular focus on the obligations of employers to provide a safe place of work, to respond to relevant complaints, and to take action to prevent these behaviours.
Employment Law 101: Managing Misconduct
This Employment Law 101 video briefing focuses on the legal issues associated with managing misconduct in, or connected to, your workplace. This can be a complex issue in terms of your legal risk and your obligations to provide a safe place of work for your employees, but the starting point is simple: the behaviour you walk past is the behaviour you accept.
Employment Law 101: Managing poor performance
Poor performance is like a ripple in a pond: if you’ve observed an employee is performing poorly, you can be sure their team mates have noticed it too. Left unaddressed, this can normalise sub-par performance, or lead to workplace-wide disillusionment. And there are also important legal risks associated with failing to manage poor performance properly and effectively.