Workplace Training

Learn all about the tips and shortcuts to understanding and managing employee leave and the issues that come up from time to time. Learn the hard and fast rules of leave to avoid falling into breach of the Fair Work Act and the Modern Awards that apply to your business.

Getting the new (and old) leave laws wrong can expose your business to penalties of up to $93,600 for each error/breach and you personally up to $18,700 for each error/breach! We want to help you ensure you and your business get this right.

Our legal experts will provide valuable insights into the crucial aspects of the new and old laws and practices regarding leave management. They will provide detailed insights into the legal frameworks governing parental leave, personal leave, annual leave, and other types of leave entitlements. They will also address common pitfalls and how to avoid them, ensuring your leave policies are both compliant and supportive of your workforce.

Attendees will gain practical knowledge and tips to navigate:

• The legal bases for various types of leave and their application in different scenarios.
• Practical strategies for managing leave requests effectively without disrupting business operations.
• Techniques for accurately calculating leave accruals and handling leave cash-outs, in line with legal standards.
• When you can direct an employee to take leave, including Christmas Shutdowns and lawful Stand Down.
• Best practices for documenting and maintaining leave records to ensure transparency and compliance.

For those attending in person (which is highly recommended), a delicious complimentary morning tea and lunch will be provided.

Don’t miss out as this training will help you gain with the confidence to handle all forms of leave with empathy, fairness, and legal precision, empowering you to support your employees while protecting your business.

CPD/CLE: Worth 1 point for each hour of training.

About The Presenters

Joe is an employment relations lawyer with over 20 years’ experience specialising in workplace relations at mid-tier and employer associations.

His experience extends to providing advice and representation in matters across Australian tribunals and courts, including the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Courts of Australia. Joe has also successfully represented clients in various inquests and commissions of inquiry, including in the Independent Commission Against Corruption and various State Coroner’s Inquests and Inquiries.

Joe is sought out by clients for his expertise in redundancies, unfair dismissals, general protections (adverse action) claims, executive and complex dismissals and separations, discrimination claims, industrial disputes, managing long and short term injured workers, troublesome workers compensation claims, employee fraud, employee privacy and surveillance, investigations (including in connection with whistleblower complaints), and the defence of underpayment claims brought by employees, unions and the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Click here to read more about Joe Murphy

Zoe is an employment relations, industrial relations and WHS lawyer who has dedicated her career to assisting businesses and individuals navigate the complexities of the workplace relations system in managing difficult situations with legally and strategically sound solutions.

She has appeared on behalf of clients in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, Fair Work Commission, Federal Circuit Court and the Supreme Court.

Zoe has worked on a range of matters including post-employment restraint disputes, executive retrenchments, workplace and WHS investigations, business restructuring, the modern award reviews and award interpretation and policy work, contract and policy drafting and disputes, and enterprise bargaining including complex negotiations and disputes, privacy and safety matters and agreement negotiations.

She has been recognised in Best Lawyers for Labour and Employment Law (Sydney) in the inaugural “Ones to Watch” listing in 2022 and again in 2023.

Click here to read more about Zoe McQuillan

CAR PARKING OPTIONS:

(1) Wilson Car Park at 20 Bond Street.

Can be assessed by turning left into Gresham St from Pitt St if coming from Macquarie St or through Abercrombie Lane to 20 Bond St if coming from the East.

Price is $29 per hour.

5 minute walk to the training location.

You can book online here: Wilson Parking Bond Street

(2) Gateway Wilson Car Park at 25 Reiby Street Sydney.

Can be accessed by turning right into off Bridge Street into Loftus Street and then turning left into Reiby Street.

5 minute walk to the training location.

Price is $27 per hour.

You can book online here: Wilson Parking Reiby Street

(3) Opera House.

Can be accessed via 2 Macquarie Street.

Approx 15 min walk to the training location.

Book more than 48 hours in advance for $20 for two hours. Otherwise it is $37 for two hours.

You can book online here: Opera House Parking and choose SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Host or Publisher Cowell Clarke