Contractors make up part of nearly every employer's workforce, but understanding your responsibilities in this area and maintaining first-rate safety standards can be tough.
This webcast covers:
How to ensure contractor compliance;
Your OHS obligations to different kinds of contractors;
Harmonisation - consultation obligations and other changes;
Does your organisation have an action plan to address the changing superannuation system? Here, four experts outline how HR professionals should be preparing.
Interviews are an integral part of any workplace investigation, and play a vital role in ensuring a fair and just outcome after bullying, misconduct or unsafe work. Watch this webcast to develop your skills and help your organisation make the best decisions after workplace incidents.
In this presentation expert investigator Harriet Stacey, from WISE Workplace, explains:
the PEACE framework for structuring workplace interviews;
how to interview the respondent of a workplace allegation;
how to apply procedural fairness principles during interviews;
privacy, confidentiality, anonymity and related considerations;
Do you know your recitals from your releases? Your testimonium from your testatum? Watch this webcast to ensure your employee settlement deeds are watertight.
Every HR and safety practitioner will potentially have to address drug and alcohol issues at work, but none should take action without a solid understanding of the legal landscape.
In this presentation, Luke Connolly and Allison Grant, from Mills Oakley Lawyers, explain:
When - and how - it is appropriate to conduct workplace drug tests;
How to respond to incidents of drug and alcohol use at work;
Drafting considerations for drug and alcohol policies; and
Legal risks arising from workplace drug and alcohol management.
Implementing a policy to regulate employees' social media behaviour puts employers in a "much better place" to prevent some of the damage that can occur, says employment lawyer Fay Calderone.
Can employers face legal risks for not implementing a workplace drug-testing regime? How should managers deal with workers who refuse to be tested? Is consistency required when dealing with positive drug-test results?
Mills Oakley employment lawyers Luke Connolly and Allison Grant answer these questions and more - read or listen to their answers here.
What is a normal period of notice payable when a senior executive's employment is terminated? Should contracts contain tiered restraints? How hard is it to renegotiate a clause in an executive contract once they have signed it?
In her presentation earlier this month, Emma Pritchard of Harmers Workplace Lawyers provided listeners with information and guidance on how to best manage executive terminations.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
