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• IRSV - Closing Loopholes & Secure Jobs Better Pay Reforms - Seminar Two

  • When
    15 May 2024
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom online

  

  
  

  
  

  IRSV’s Professional Development Series 2024

  Closing Loopholes & Secure Jobs Better Pay Reforms 

  A ‘Speed Dating’ Series: Seminar 2

   

  Follow this link to the Series Flyer

   
  

  Hear from Victoria’s best and brightest in quick succession over two seminars. Each presenter will give a 10-minute practical assessment of an area of law reform, including their predictions for the future, and ‘hot takes’ – so bring your questions along!

  Members are invited to register for the second seminar to be held on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 at 5:00 pm.

   

  The seminar will be held online via Zoom (link to be provided).

   

  The seminar is free for IRSV Members (join or renew today: www.irsv.asn.au/join)
  
  

  Our presenters:

  Commissioner Allison on.. PABO conferences
  (Fair Work Commissioner)

  Sunil Kemppi on.. right of entry and delegates’ rights
  (Senior Legal & Industrial Officer, ACTU)

  Adam Lambert on.. same job, same pay
  (Principal, Sladen Legal)

  Brendan Avallone on..  intractable bargaining
  (Barrister, Victorian Bar)

  Our chair: Gemma Carroll (IRSV Committee Member and Senior Associate, KHQ Lawyers)

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• IRSWA - IR Society Sundowner

  • When
    17 May 2024
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    5:30 PM (AWST)
  • Location
    The Globe (Lane Bar upstairs) 497 Wellington Street, Perth

  
  

  
  

  The Industrial Relations Society of WA welcomes you to join us for our first Networking Sundowner for 2024 at The Globe!

  When: 17 May 2024
  Time: 5:30 pm
  Where: The Globe (Lane Bar upstairs) 497 Wellington Street, Perth 

  Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or a fresh perspective, all are welcome to connect, network, and engage in invigorating discussions. Let’s spark connections, share insights, and foster a vibrant community of diverse voices. See you there for an evening of genuine connections and intriguing conversations!

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• ALERA SA - Issues Emerging from the Work and Care Select Committee, and the Right to Disconnect

  • When
    21 May 2024
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Electra House Hotel

  

  ALERA South Australia is pleased to invite you to hear from Senator Barbara Pocock who will speak about the recent right to disconnect reform, and further reforms on the horizon emerging from her work as Chair of the Select Committee on Work and Care.

  Barbara Pocock is an Emeritus Professor at UniSA Business at the University of South Australia and has been researching work and employment in Australia for more than thirty years. She founded and was Director of the Centre for Work + Life at the University of South Australia 2006-2014, and prior to that was employed in various academic roles at The University of Adelaide in the social sciences. She has worked in many different jobs - in shearing sheds, the Reserve Bank, on farms, in factories, in unions, advising politicians, for governments, in universities - and as a mother and carer.

  Most recently, Barbara is an Australian politician who was elected at the 2022 Australian federal election to become a Senator representing South Australia from July 2022.

  
  

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• IRST - Fair Work Commission Update - Practitioners in the Pub - Launceston

  • When
    23 May 2024
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Launceston

  
  

  
  

  Fair Work Commission Update - Launceston

  When: Thursday 23 May 2024,
  Time:  5:00 -7:00 pm
  Where: Launceston

  The IRST are meeting in Launceston where members will hear the latest developments in employment law and industrial relations from Commissioner Tim Lee of the Fair Work Commission in a familiar and informal environment.

  This event is FREE for IRST members and is not to be missed!

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• IRS Newcastle - Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon

  • When
    24 May 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Noah's on the Beach, Newcastle

  

  
  

  IRS Newcastle Branch

  Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon

  When: Friday 24 May 2024, 12pm-3pm

  Where: Noah's on the Beach, Newcastle

  Featuring Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth as their keynote speaker 

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• IRSV - Women in Industrial Relations

  • When
    6 Jun 2024
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Law Institute of Victoria, Level 13, 140 William Street, Melbourne

  
  

  Women In Industrial Relations 

  IRSV is hosting it annual event and everyone is   welcome! 

  A new era, new powers and protections

  - Updates from the Fair Work Commission -

  When: Thursday 6 June 2024
  Where:   Law Institute of Victoria, Level 13, 140 William Street, Melbourne
  Time: 5:30-7:30pm

  Guest speakers

  Deputy President Bernadette O'Neill

  
  

  Commissioner Oanh Thi Tran

  
  

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• IRSQ - 2024 Patron's Lunch

  • When
    19 Jul 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

  

  
  

  Are you planning a visit to Queensland in July and looking for a lunch option?

  Why not join your follow IR members for a few hours at their annual 2024 Patron’s Lunch where guest speaker The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister of Employment and Workplace Relations will be discussing the recent reforms to Australia’s IR Policy.

  When: Friday 19 July 2024
  Time: 12:00 for a 12:30pm start
  Where: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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• ALERA & IRSNSW - Fair Work Act Reforms Webinar

  • When
    24 Jul 2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  ALERA and IRSNSW are delighted to present a joint webinar on

   Fair Work Act Reforms
  

  Our keynote speaker Vice President Ingrid Asbury of the Fair Work Commission will share her insights and knowledge on the implementation of the recent Fair Work Act reforms.

  The Vice President has been appointed as the Member to oversee implementation of  changes as a result of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 and as the National Practice Lead for minimum standards for regulated workers.

  When: Wednesday 24 July
  Where: Webinar  - Online
  Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm
  Cost:  Complementary for all IRS members nationally

  Ms Ingrid Asbury is a Vice President of the Fair Work Commission. Prior to her appointment as Vice President, Ms Asbury was a Deputy President of the Commission from 2013. Ms Asbury is the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Policy Arbitral Tribunal. Ms Asbury was appointed Commissioner of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission in 2000 and has been a Member of the Fair Work Commission and its predecessors since 2001. Prior to her appointment to the QIRC, Ms Asbury was National Industry Group Manager for the Australian Industry Group

  This event is complimentary for IRS members nationally. For those members outside NSW wanting to register please email  membership@irsnsw.org.au  as they will be  be happy to make the booking for you.

  Non member fee is $40.00 plus GST.

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