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The High Court's Barclay ruling should "put employers' minds at ease" about their ability to successfully defend an adverse action claim, say Kemp Strang employment lawyers.



In this podcast, Lisa Berton and Nick Noonan discuss the importance of the case; its practical implications; and the key steps employers should take to minimise the risk of facing or losing an adverse action claim.

The success of job-share arrangements at Freehills challenges perceptions about which types of work can be job-shared, and how flexibility can work at senior levels.

If your organisation needed to make redundancies, would the process be smooth, dispute-free, and minimise the impact on employees?



In this presentation, Freehills senior associate Natalie Spark covers:

• genuine redundancy criteria;
• employee entitlements;
• consultation and redeployment obligations;
• unfair dismissal, discrimination and adverse action risks;
• how to develop selection criteria; and more.

Attend "Bullying and harassment - Are you really covered?" to ensure your policies and practices are adequately protecting your organisation against these risks.

In this presentation, learn the principles of "crucial conversations", and start to remove barriers to achieving results in all aspects of work.



Brian Taylor, of the Sydney Institute of Management, covers:

• the essential elements of crucial conversations;
• the "silence to violence" continuum;
• three skills needed for crucial conversations;
• principles of effective dialogue;
• what we can learn from "masters of dialogue"; and
• applications for crucial conversations.

This schedule, prepared by immigration law expert Katie Malyon, sets out 10 key employer obligations under the 457-visa scheme.

High-performing employers approach their rewards investment differently to other companies in five key ways, according to a new study.

Leaders often view diversity initiatives as "just another thing HR is telling me to do", says award-winning diversity champion Troy Roderick. It's up to practitioners to help them understand that the work isn't just an add-on - it's enabling.

An experiment that showed imagination can be a significant business asset is transforming an Australian company's approach to learning and development, and leadership.

In this Q&A session, immigration law specialist Katie Malyon answers your queries about compliance with the 457-visa scheme.



The Q&A clarifies:

• General compliance issues;
• How to meet the training benchmark;
• Remuneration and entitlements for sponsored workers;
• Return travel obligations on employers;
• Sponsorship costs and recovery;
• DIAC notification requirements; and
• General advice.