Overview
Workplace law is constantly evolving and it is a challenge to keep up with the changes. This Masterclass looks at the current hot topics which those involved in HR face on a daily basis. It usefully combines formal presentations with informal workshops and real life case studies on typical scenarios in the workplace
Learning Objectives
- Current State of Play with New Zealand’s Legislative Developments in Employment Law
- Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
- Management of Ill and Injured Employees
- Assessing the increasing involvement of WHS regulators in the psychological health space
- Identifying key challenges and risks employers have faced in the workplace when trying to manage underperformance and/or misconduct and behavioural issues
- Developing Effective Strategies and Procedures for Conducting Fair Workplace Investigations
- Prevention is Better than Cure: Protecting your Organisation Against Costly Adverse Action Claims
- Investigating and curbing Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
- Protecting Your Company Against Unfair Dismissal and Unlawful Termination of Contract
- Considerations when disciplining a worker who has made vexatious claims
Who should attend?
Directors, Heads, Specialists and Senior Managers who are responsible for:
- Human Resources
- Employee/Employment Relations
- Industrial Relations
- Workplace Relations
- People and Culture
- Workforce Management
Topics Covered
- Current State of Play with New Zealand’s Legislative Developments in Employment Law
- Managing Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
- Protecting Your Company Against Unfair Dismissal and Unlawful Termination of Contract
- Safeguarding Confidential and Proprietary Information
- Developing Effective Strategies and Procedures for Conducting Fair Workplace Investigations
- Baseless PGs And Other Vexatious Employee Claims: Employer Rights and Obligations
- Medical Incapacity
- Understanding the Legal Obligations Relating To Underperforming and Difficult Employees
- Social Media and the Employee: When Personal Social Media Activity Infringes on the Workplace
- Errant Employees and Employee Poaching – Defence Strategies and Remedies
