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• IRS Newcastle Branch - Practitioners Workshop

  • When
    25 Feb 2025
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    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Wests Bowling Club, New Lambton

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Practitioners Workshop

  Date: Tuesday 25 February 2025
  Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm
  Venue: Wests Bowling Club, New Lambton 

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  The Industrial Relations Society of NSW - Newcastle Branch is excited to announce our first event of 2025. The topic for this event is "Making your Case: developments in bargaining-related arbitration and preparing witness statements".

  OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  Tony Saunders -   Deputy President , Fair Work Commission
  Andrew Wilson - Barrister, State Chambers
  

  For any enquiries, please contact newcastle@irsnsw.org.au
  

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• IRSWA - Writing and Presenting Workplace Investigation Reports

  • When
    27 Feb 2025
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    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Level 8, Exchange Tower - 2 The Esplanade, (Entrance off Sherwood Court), Perth WA

  

  
  

  
  

  Workplace Investigation Reports

  A collaboration between The Piddington Society and the Industrial Relations Society of WA , the Investigations Workshop takes you through the key issues of workplace investigations from before they start through to making findings.

  A full-day event across seven core areas, you will hear from legal, investigatory and HR experts to develop your foundational skills and understanding in this growing area of practice. The program covers identification of problems worth investigating, preparation of starting an investigation, drafting allegations, interviewing skills, gathering and assessing evidence, drafting final reports and ethical issues.

  The Workshop is for lawyers, investigators, industrials relations practitioners, HR professionals and others involved in workplace investigations.

  Opening address: The perspective of the Fair Work Commission when dismissals following an investigation end up in the Commission.

  Speakers: Deputy President Peter O'Keeffe (Fair Work Commission)

  Identifying, designing and planning a trauma-informed investigations

  Speaker: Philippa Lonie (Green Shoots)

  Gathering and assessing evidence, natural justice and interview skills

  Speakers: Sarah McLeod (Modern Legal), Rebecca Tasseff (RTL Consulting)

  Ethical dilemmas

  Speakers: Commissioner Toni Emmanuel (WA Industrial Relations Commission) and Heather Millar (Francis Burt Chambers)

  Representing & supporting employees in the investigation process

  Speaker: Mark Elliott (Independent Education Union)

  Writing investigation reports

  Speaker: Olga Klimczak (Herbert Smith Freehills)

  Operationalising investigation outcomes

  Speakers: Tom Klaassen (Rio Tinto)

  More sessions and speakers to be announced.

  Attendees will be eligible for up to six CPD points.

  Ticket prices:

  • Members: $490
  • Non-members $540

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  Note:

  Practitioner ID numbers are issued by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. Information from the Board is available here. We require these to issue CPD certificates. If you do not provide us with one then we may contact you following the event.

  
  

  Proceeds from this event will go toward supporting funding Piddington's access to justice projects. These are: the Piddington PLT Fund, which supports the community legal centres (CLCs) that host Piddington PLT graduates to complete their hours required for admission; the Piddington Justice Fund for CLCs, to cover costs that they otherwise cannot meet; and, Kaartdijin, our First Nations Legal Education Fund. Thanks to your attendance, engagement and support, we are able to make annual contributions of more than $50,000 to the community through these projects.

  
  

  For queries and further details, email irsociety@gmail.com

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• ALERA ACT - 2024 Moot

  • When
    4 Mar 2025
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    5:45 PM
  • Location
    FWC - 14 Moore Street, Canberra / Online

  You are warmly invited to attend the ALERA ACT 2025 Moot Case, supported by the Fair Work Commission and Deputy President Easton.

  This year, the case will focus on an application to deal with general protections contraventions involving dismissal —consent arbitration. The case (Gates v Jöbs Software Australien) deals with the dismissal of a worker who alleges adverse action, based on gender transition.

  There will be time for questions and answers with Deputy President Easton post the presentation of the case.

  Light refreshments and drinks will also be served.

  Click here to purchase tickets, or scan the QR code below.

  For corporate invoices, please email.

  
  

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• IRSNSW - Annual Practitioner Day

  • When
    20 Mar 2025
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    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Sydney Harbour Marriott 30 Pitt Street Sydney

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The NSW IRS Annual Practitioner’s Day is back!

  This year’s stellar lineup includes practical, thought-provoking sessions designed to upskill Practitioners. The day is suitable for ER/HR practitioners, lawyers, unions and academics working in either or both the State and federal jurisdictions. CPD points are available for the fields of:

  •             Substantive Law

  •             Professional Skills

  •             Practice Management and Business Skills

  •             Ethics

  Sessions include:

  Session Topic *	Speaker
  The ‘how to’ on preparing effective written submissions for any tribunal or court.	DP Michael Easton | Fair Work Commission
  Update on developments in NSW.	Justice Paingakulam | Industrial Relations Court NSW
  Recent trends and developments in Enforcement: practical steps in managing compliance.	Janine Dennis | Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
  Long Service Leave – an update on developments, investigations and portability rules.	Georgie Potter Butler | Director, IR Inspectorate, NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet
  Recent developments in unfair dismissal and general protections claims	Michael Byrnes | Swaab
  The ethics of entering into confidential settlement deeds	Layla Cachalia | Maurice Blackburn

  *Session topics subject to change prior to the final program being released 

  We’d love to see you in person – this is a great chance to network and be in the room to meet our speakers. Refreshments, including a light lunch will be served.

  Alternatively, practitioners can attend via online streaming.

  Interstate IRS members are welcome to attend at Member pricing. Please contact your IRS   Secretariat    for the ALERA Affiliate code to register.
  IRS member in Person - $325.00
  IRS members online - $300.00
  Non-members - $450.00

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• ALERA ACT - Conference

  • When
    10 Apr 2025
  • Location
    Verity Lane Canberra

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The Annual ALERA ACT conference will be held this year on April 10, 2025. 

  This year the Conference will focus on a number of key issues in the Industrial Relations workplace, including:

  Psychosocial WHS safety – including the new Code of Practice & Trauma informed HR   

  Enterprise Bargaining changes and Fair Work legislative changes  – Briefing by the FWC including issues such as s271a; Intractable bargaining disputes, Same work, Same pay applications, closing the loophole, national labour hire; right to disconnect etc
  

  Future in HR plenarily Session - Prof Rae Cooper, University of Sydney, Richard Denniss, Executive Director, The Australia Institute
  

  Case summary 2024- a summary of significant cases in industrial relations over the last 12 months

  Tickets will be available shortly, but you can register your EOI by  by clicking this link here:

  https://forms.office.com/r/5qe58xWrrC

  
  

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• IRSNSW 2025 Annual Conference

  • Start
    2 May 2025
  • End
    4 May 2025
  • Location
    Novotel Hotel Wollongong

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  IRSNSW 2025 Annual Conference

  
  

  Disconnect to Reconnect:

  Navigating the Aftermath of Legislative reform.

  
  

  The 2025 Annual Conference provides a chance to disconnect from your day job and reconnect with industry bright sparks. Following extensive legislative reform over recent years, this conference reflects on the changes to Industrial Relations over the century and how today’s laws are shaping workplaces of the future.

  
  

  The 2025 conference has new content and format, with the introduction of a Master Class on Psychosocial Hazards and Keynote Speaker, renowned journalist David Marin-Guzman, from the Australian Financial Review who will speak about his investigation into the CFMEU. We also see the return of the comedy debate, Year in Review and much, much more.

  
  

  Our guest speakers have much to share, and our attendees, much to learn. We are thrilled to present to 2025 Annual Conference and look forward to seeing you at this not-to-be-missed event.

  
  

  Confirmed Speakers include:

  
  

  • Justice Ingmar Taylor - President, Industrial Relations Commission
  • Deputy President Alexandra Grayson - Fair Work Commission
  • Commissioner Leigh Johns OAM - Fair Work Commission
  • David Marin-Guzman - Journalist, Australian Financial Review
  • Brent Ferguson - Head of National Workplace Relations Policy, Australian Industry Group
  • Dr Frances Flanagan - Facility of Law, University of Technology Sydney
  • Dr Anat Hassner - Chief People Officer, Uniting NSW and ACT
  • Cassandra Taylor - National Legal Counsel, Electrical Trades Union of Australia
  • Michael Mead - Partner, Kingston Reid
  • Phil Boncardo - Barrister, Wardell Chambers
  • Christa Lenard - Partner, Kingston Reid, IRSNSW President
  • Glen Williams - Newcastle Branch, Secretary Maritime Union of Australia

  
  

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