- CPD Points: 1 [PS]
- Price: $88.00
- Area: Industrial Relations; Litigation
- Delivered: September 2023
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This session was delivered by Elizabeth Devine, Principal, Devine Law at Work, into the Employment Law Conference 2023. The session covers the following:
Long term injured workers provide a real management challenge to employers and can significantly impact productivity and workplace morale. Discussion includes why long-term injured workers need careful management, and strategies available to achieve an acceptable outcome, including:
- The protections for an injured worker
- What obligations does an employer have to assist a worker to return to their original role?
- How has covid-19 impacted the rights of injured workers?
- When are alternative duties a reasonable option?
- What enquiries and consultation must be made before terminating employment?
- Tips for avoiding claims of disability discrimination and unfair dismissal
- Impact of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030 (Safe Work Australia)
- Relevant cases
The Key Takeaways include:
- Key laws – what you need to know about them and how to navigate them
- The rights and responsibilities of employers and employees
- How to ensure you have the right medical evidence and follow a fair process
- The view from the bench – significant decisions
- Public policy – Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030
- Tips for minimising the risk of conflict and legal action (in particular unfair dismissal, disability discrimination and general protections)
- CPD Points: 1 [PS]
- Price: $88.00
- Area: Industrial Relations; Litigation
- Delivered: September 2023
Digital Content
- Recording
- Paper
To purchase login below
Description
This session was delivered by Elizabeth Devine, Principal, Devine Law at Work, into the Employment Law Conference 2023. The session covers the following:
Long term injured workers provide a real management challenge to employers and can significantly impact productivity and workplace morale. Discussion includes why long-term injured workers need careful management, and strategies available to achieve an acceptable outcome, including:
- The protections for an injured worker
- What obligations does an employer have to assist a worker to return to their original role?
- How has covid-19 impacted the rights of injured workers?
- When are alternative duties a reasonable option?
- What enquiries and consultation must be made before terminating employment?
- Tips for avoiding claims of disability discrimination and unfair dismissal
- Impact of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030 (Safe Work Australia)
- Relevant cases
The Key Takeaways include:
- Key laws – what you need to know about them and how to navigate them
- The rights and responsibilities of employers and employees
- How to ensure you have the right medical evidence and follow a fair process
- The view from the bench – significant decisions
- Public policy – Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030
- Tips for minimising the risk of conflict and legal action (in particular unfair dismissal, disability discrimination and general protections)
Elizabeth Devine, Principal, Devine Law at Work
About the Presenter:
Ms Elizabeth Devine is an employment lawyer and conflict management, specialist. She is the Founder of Devine Law at Work, a law firm and consultancy which specialises in employment law, workplace relations and conflict management. Elizabeth’s qualifications include a Masters of Dispute Resolution, a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts. She has been practising law for 32 years and has specialised in all aspects of Australian employment law and workplace relations for 27 years. She is also recognised by the Law Society of NSW as an Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law. In 2002 Elizabeth founded Devine Law at Work, a law firm and consultancy which specialises in employment law and workplace relations. Prior to founding Devine Law at Work, Elizabeth acquired extensive and diverse experience in a range of workplaces; including in private practice, a peak employer body, the public sector (Australian Government Solicitor) and in community legal centres. Having gained this experience, her advice is informed by valuable insights into the particular needs and priorities of different workplaces as well as the traits many workplaces share. Elizabeth has extensive advocacy experience and has appeared as a Solicitor Advocate in the Fair Work Commission (and its predecessors Fair Work Australia and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission); the Federal Court; the Federal Circuit and Family Court; the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW and other Courts and Tribunals.
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