Virtual Event |
Baker McKenzie
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaBalancing business requirements and unintended employment law risks.
We invite you to our final webinar on Tuesday 5 December on Commercial Contracts: Avoiding Employment Law Risks when Contracting with Third Parties.
Independent contractor agreements and services agreements raise a number of employment related matters. Balancing these issues with the desire to maintain discretion over requirements to be met by individuals who are providing the services needs to be carefully addressed. Avoiding the creation of unintended employer liability is a risk that businesses need to consider when looking to engage individuals under different, often short-term, arrangements.
Partner Lucienne Gleeson and Special Counsel Jarrod Bayliss-McCulloch, will take a look at scenarios for independent contractor and services contracts where the companies seeking these services may need to rethink the discretions they seek. This session will examine:
- terms customers seek to include in independent contractor and services contracts raising an employer liability risk;
- contract drafting tips drawing on recent cases on independent contractors;
- allocation of work health and safety responsibility in contracts in light of joint legislative responsibility; and
- employer liability considerations for a business under outsourced off-shore arrangements.
Speakers
Lucienne Gleeson, Partner, Baker McKenzie's Employment Practice
Lucienne advises on all aspects of employment law. She has appeared in the Federal Court, Federal Circuit Court, Supreme Court, Fair Work Commission and the Australian Human Rights Commission to represent clients in a variety of cases. This has included adverse action, discrimination, breach of contract, unfair dismissal and restraint of trade matters.
Lucienne conducts investigations into allegations of employee misconduct and bullying in the workplace. She also presents on key workplace topics including performance management, anti-discrimination, bullying and harassment.
Jarrod Bayliss-McCulloch, Special Counsel, Baker & McKenzie
Jarrod Bayliss-McCulloch is a special counsel in the Information Technology & Commercial department at the Melbourne office of Baker McKenzie and advises on major technology-driven transactions and regulatory issues spanning telecommunications, intellectual property, data privacy and consumer law with a particular focus on digital media and new product development. Jarrod joined the Firm in 2009 and his prior experience includes working in strategy consulting and development economics.
Jarrod’s practice focuses on technology and commercial contracts (including drafting and negotiating master services agreements), product counselling and advising on current and emerging technology regulatory issues spanning data protection, cyber security, consumer law, digital media and content, intellectual property and artificial intelligence. He has recently advised leading international technology, communications and media companies on cross-border product launches, commercial contracting and regulatory issues and also has prior litigation experience in multiple jurisdictions including Australia and Malaysia.
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.
* Please note that registrations are being managed by Baker McKenzie. Please let ACC Australia know if you have not received your confirmation within 24 hours.
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