HR Compliance

This five hour masterly crafted training session delves into the critical compliance changes, updates and general procedures in Employment law to better protect your organisation. In the five hour session with Joe Murphy, Director of Employment Law at Cowell Clarke and Zoe McQuillan, Associate Director at Cowell Clarke you’ll gain key insights in:

• The Right to Disconnect: Understand this right and learn how to implement it effectively in your organisation.

• Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Laws: Strategies to prevent workplace discrimination and ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees.

• Bullying and Harassment Policies: Identify, prevent, and address workplace bullying and harassment, and implement effective reporting and resolution procedures.

• Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations: Learn to create and maintain a safe work environment that complies with national and local WHS standards.

• Fair Work Act Updates: The recent changes and amendments to the Fair Work Act, and understand both employee entitlements and employer obligations including closing the loophole acts.

• Minimum Wage and Award Compliance: Ensure employees are paid at least the minimum wage, and grasp the correct application of award rates.

• Casual Employment and Conversion Rights: Discussing the rights and entitlements of casual employees, and the processes for converting casual employment to permanent roles.

• Flexible Work Arrangements: Know employee rights regarding flexible working conditions, and how to effectively implement and manage these arrangements.

• Employee Privacy and Data Protection: Comply with privacy laws related to employee data and adopt best practices for protecting sensitive information.

• Redundancy and Termination Procedures: Navigate the legal requirements for redundancy processes and follow best practices for lawful and ethical employment termination.

• Leave Entitlements: Understand various leave types, including parental, annual, sick, carer’s, and long service leave, and ensure compliance with leave entitlements and accruals.

This training will elevate your understanding of crucial employment regulations, empowering HR professionals and business owners to foster compliance, fairness, and safety in the workplace.