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• ALERA National Professional Development Unfair Dismissal Webinar Series

  • When
    24 Jul 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

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  ALERA, in conjunction with State and Territory societies, is excited to share the details for the third of four National professional development lunchtime masterclasses on Unfair Dismissal. These webinars are free for all industrial relations society members.

  We invite you to join us for the third session in July, presented by Vice Present Gibian on “The lifecycle of an unfair dismissal claim: Process, remedies, and appeals”. The session hosted by IRSNSW will include a live Q&A, providing an opportunity for members to engage directly with the Vice President.

  When: Thursday, 24 July 2025
  Where: Zoom Webinar (Online)
  Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM (AEST)
  Cost: Complimentary for all IRS members nationally (members please register via your IRS  website)
  Cost: Non-members $40.00

  Vice President Mark Gibian SC has been serving as the Vice President of the Fair Work Commission since his appointment in June 2024. Prior to this role, he was a barrister at HB Higgins Chambers in Sydney, commencing his practice in 2002 and being appointed Senior Counsel in 2018. Throughout his career at the bar, Vice President Gibian appeared in a range of significant cases, including successfully representing the TWU in challenging Qantas’ decision to outsource ground handling operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing pay rises of up to 28.5% for the HSU in the aged care work value case, and winning the insertion of a minimum wage floor in the Horticulture Award with the AWU.

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• IRSV - Advocacy Skills Series 2: Ethics and Etiquette at the FWC

  • When
    30 Jul 2025
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    5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Online

  

  
  

  IRSV's 2025 Advocacy Skills Series 

  Ethics and Etiquette at the FWC

  
  

  

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• IRSNSW - Toxic Workplaces an IR Perspective

  • When
    6 Aug 2025
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    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Level 2, 50 Pitt Street Sydney NSW

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Join the NSW Industrial Relations Society for a timely and thought-provoking panel session as its first Twilight Seminar explores the complex issue of toxic workplaces through the lens of industrial relations.

  The discussion will be held with three seasoned employment lawyers and facilitated by Leah Brown, Partner at Deloitte.

  Our panel includes:

  
  

  

  Fay Calderone (Partner, Hall & Wilcox)

  

  Mia Pantechis (Principal, Maurice Blackburn)

  

  Stefanie Costi (The Rising Heard, Founder)

  Light refreshments will be available at the end of the session with the opportunity to network with other members.

  For interstate and territory IRS members, please contact us for the member registration code.

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• IRSV - Advocacy Skills Series 3: Appellate Advocacy at the FWC

  • When
    18 Sep 2025
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    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    In person

  

  
  

  IRSV's 2025 Advocacy Skills Series 

  Appellate Advocacy at the FWC

  
  

  Speakers: the Hon Dr Iain Ross AO and Leigh Howard

  Location: RACV City Club, Club Pavillion, Level 2, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne

  Time: 18 September 2025, 5:00 pm (for a 5:15 pm lecture start) to 8:00 pm

  Price: $35 for members ($200 for non-members)

  Drinks and canapes will be served for after the seminar. Further information on the seminar will be provided closer to the date.

  
  

  

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• ALERA 2025 National Conference

  • Start
    9 Oct 2025
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    4:00 PM
  • End
    11 Oct 2025
  • Location
    The Star, Brisbane

  
  

  
  

  
  

  ALERA is excited to announce registrations are open for the 2025 National Conference. Join your IR colleagues in Brisbane for a standout line-up of leading voices in industrial relations, ready to share their expertise, fresh perspectives, and the latest developments shaping the field. Expect engaging discussions, interactive sessions, and plenty of opportunities to connect with professionals and leaders from across the sector.

  View the list of speakers here and program here

  When: Thursday 9^th to Saturday 11^th October

  Where: The Star, Brisbane

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