Upcoming presentations
HR Daily webinars keep you updated on vital HR compliance topics, practical guidance, thought leadership and more.
You'll learn from experts and specialists without leaving your desk - watch our webinars live and participate in the Q&A via your PC, Mac, tablet or smart phone.
HR Daily Premium members receive complimentary passes to all online events, while casual registration is available for a limited number of webinars.
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Upcoming Q&A: Approaching disciplinary conversations with the right mindset
Disciplinary meetings are often difficult for everyone involved, and the mindsets participants bring to the room can significantly impact how the discussion unfolds.
This HR Daily Premium Q&A takes a sidestep from the legal and procedural aspects of disciplinary action to focus on the human side of these conversations.
The Change Company director Dr Paul Donovan and HR Daily editor Jo Knox will discuss topics including:
- how HR and managers should approach disciplinary conversations;
- preparing mentally before going into a meeting;
- creating an environment of psychological safety;
- improving perceptions of procedural fairness;
- listening effectively when an employee responds;
- managing high emotions and challenging moments; and
- keeping the conversation constructive and focused.
This Q&A is the fifth in our series taking an in-depth look at individual stages of disciplinary processes. View the first episodes and topics still to come here.
Watching this Q&A counts as 0.5 CPD hours.
About Paul Donovan
Paul Donovan founded The Change Company in 1999 with a mission to transform conversations, enabling leaders and their teams to better envisage and realise their visions.
He specialises in working with senior executive teams, facilitating dialogue that surfaces individual and collective tensions to foster deep learning and more effective decision-making. This approach empowers executive teams to grow and lead their organisations with greater impact.
Paul earned his Doctorate in Education from the University of Technology Sydney's Centre for Learning and Change in 2014, focusing his research on the implications of 'undiscussable' topics in executive team learning and group decision-making.
Visit The Change Company website or follow Paul on LinkedIn.
- When:
- Streaming on demand for HR Daily Premium members in November
- Registration:
- No passes available, this Q&A will be pre-recorded
Upcoming webinar: HR's role in whistleblowing compliance
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny.
Join us at this HR Daily Premium webinar, where Mallesons' senior consultant Brett Feltham will outline employers' obligations under the whistleblower protection framework, explaining: who is an eligible whistleblower; what is reportable conduct; who are eligible recipients; and what protections arise.
Brett will also discuss:
- how whistleblower disclosures can intersect with HR processes;
- HR's exposure when managing personal work-related grievances;
- practical steps to ensure compliance and mitigate risks;
- lessons from important court rulings involving whistleblowers; and
- what potentially lies ahead in this space.
Attending this webinar counts as 1.5 CPD hours.
If you have questions for the presenter, you are welcome to submit them in advance via our contact form.
About Brett Feltham
Based in Mallesons' Sydney practice, Brett Feltham is an accredited specialist in employment and industrial relations law, with more than 25 years' experience.
Brett's practice assists clients – from both an advisory and contentious perspective, and throughout the employment lifecycle – on all areas touching employment and workplace relations, discrimination and work health and safety. He regularly advises clients on complex and strategic employment matters, including C-suite level terminations.
As the co-chair of the Law Society of NSW's Employment Law Committee, Brett also has a leading role in lobbying and advocating on employment issues on behalf of the legal profession and more generally.
- When:
- Thursday 26 November 2026, 11am-1230pm AEDT
- Where:
- Attend via your computer, smart phone or tablet. Click here for information on system requirements and how to join.
- Registration:
- Free for HR Daily Premium members, no casual registrations available
Upcoming webcast: Unfair dismissal claims in review 2026/27
This HR Daily Premium webcast will review some of the most important unfair dismissal decisions from 2026.
HWLE Lawyers partner Brad Swebeck and special counsel Lily Schafer-Gardiner will discuss a range of claims, analysing how they were assessed by the Fair Work Commission, and what each ruling means for employers' risk mitigation strategies.
HR Daily Premium members are invited to submit questions for the presenter via our contact form, prior to Friday 23 November 2026.
Watching this webcast will count as one CPD hour.
About Brad & Lily
HWLE Lawyers partner Brad Swebeck has extensive experience in employment law, HR consulting, industrial relations and workplace strategy, and is regarded by many HR practitioners as one of the leading legal professionals in the field.
Special counsel Lily Schafer-Gardiner is an accredited specialist in employment and industrial law, with broad-ranging experience across all workplace matters in addition to her particular focus on work health and safety. Lily regularly conducts complex workplace investigations and provides practical and commercial advice to employers.
Visit the HWLE Lawyers website or follow the firm on LinkedIn.
- When:
- Streaming on demand for HR Daily Premium members in December
- Registration:
- No passes available, this webcast will be pre-recorded
Upcoming webinar: HR hot spots 2027
After years of legislative and regulatory changes, and fresh workplace issues emerging constantly, it's crucial to understand how courts and tribunals are applying the new regimes, and where employers' main compliance challenges lie.
Join us for this HR Daily webinar, where Mallesons' senior consultant Brett Feltham will discuss recent developments and their HR implications, preparing you and your organisation for what lies ahead.
Key topics (subject to change) will potentially include:
- flexible work disputes;
- restraint of trade reforms;
- psychosocial safety regulation;
- whistleblowing scrutiny;
- AI's evolving impacts; and more.
Attending this webinar counts as 1.5 CPD hours.
If you have questions for the presenter, you are welcome to submit them in advance via our contact form.
About Brett Feltham
Based in Mallesons' Sydney practice, Brett Feltham is an accredited specialist in employment and industrial relations law, with more than 25 years' experience advising on employment, workplace relations, discrimination and workplace health and safety issues.
As the co-chair of the Law Society of NSW's Employment Law Committee, Brett has a leading role in lobbying and advocating on employment issues on behalf of the legal profession and more generally.
Brett has delivered previous webinars for HR Daily on topics including global mobility essentials; IMEs and fitness for work; artificial intelligence; psychosocial hazards; and the 'HR hot spots' series since 2018.
- When:
- Thursday 4 February 2027, 11am-1230pm AEDT
- Where:
- Attend via your computer, smart phone or tablet. Click here for information on system requirements and how to join.
- Cost:
- $136.00 (AUD GST inc) for casual attendees.
- Registration:
- Free for HR Daily Premium members, limited casual passes available for purchase
Upcoming Q&As: Managing a disciplinary process from start to end
Advice abounds on what constitutes a fair and defensible disciplinary procedure, but court and tribunal rulings provide a stark reminder that it's easy to misstep when complex workplace scenarios and human emotions are involved.
This Q&A series will take an in-depth look at individual stages of disciplinary processes, exploring employers' options and their associated risks.
In interviews with various legal and HR specialists, HR Daily editor Jo Knox will discuss case law examples and practical tips, on topics including:
- weighing options after a complaint;
- initial fact-finding, classification and triage;
- framing allegations and notifying employees;
- conducting an allegations meeting;
- approaching disciplinary conversations with the right mindset;
- workplace investigations and weighing evidence;
- employee responses and extension requests;
- show-cause letters and meetings;
- support person considerations;
- non-participation and cross-allegations;
- warnings and non-dismissal disciplinary options;
- dismissal and negotiated exits;
- follow-up processes and monitoring; and
- rebuilding after a disciplinary event.
HR Daily Premium members are invited to submit specific questions for these Q&As.
- When:
- Streaming on demand for HR Daily Premium members from August 2026 onwards
- Registration:
- No passes available, these Q&As will be pre-recorded.