In-person event |
Page Seager,
2/179 Murray St,
Hobart TAS 7000
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaJoin the Tasmanian Division of the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia and our CAP Partner Page Seager for an EOFY CPD and Drinks event.
The CPD portion will be broken up into two sections:
Part 1: WHS trends for 2021 – a short update on recent cases in the WHS field and predictions for the future:
○ The nationwide trend in WHS is toward greater levels of regulatory intervention and prosecution. Courts not shying away from imposing large fines on businesses who do not comply with WHS obligations. This presentation will take a short look at some recent and important WHS decisions as a way to predict where things are heading.
Part 2: Legal privilege on investigation reports – how privilege can be inadvertently lost before you start and what you can do to avoid the issue
○ Serious incidents always involve investigations, including by the Regulator, Insurers and potentially the Coroner. This presentation will discuss some of the issues around legal privilege over internal investigation reports and what can be done to ensure that it is not inadvertently waived.
Stay on for a COVID-Safe social event and enjoy a drink with your in-house colleagues.
Presentation: 4pm
Drinks and networking: 5-6pm
Speakers
Joe regularly advises on claims made against employers, including claims for unfair dismissal and general protections (Adverse Action) under the Fair Work Act, and assists clients when common law claims such as breach of confidentiality and employee restraint issues, rights of entry and discrimination claims arise. Joe guides clients through disciplinary / misconduct processes to reduce liability exposure, including undertaking or facilitating workplace investigations and advising on appropriate outcomes. Joe assists with redundancy and
restructuring advice and employer obligations on the transfer of businesses.
Joe’s practice also includes preparing up to date and ‘best practice’ executive employment contracts, advising
on policies and procedures as a well as legal HR advice focused on managing employee behaviour before it becomes an issue, and building the employer’s case where disputes are likely.
Joe acts in work health and safety and assists employers following serious workplace accidents, including facilitating investigation reports, liaising with the regulator and attending interviews conducted by WorkSafe Tasmania and defending criminal charges in Court. He regularly provides training to managers and boards on duties and compliance with obligations under the harmonised Work Health and Safety legislation.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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