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Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaRecent changes to Australian workplace law are enhancing the protection of employees' personal time. The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) has introduced an explicit Right to Disconnect, effective on 26 August 2024 (and 26 August 2025 for small businesses). This significant change challenges organisations to reconsider how they manage, engage and empower employees.
To embed these changes effectively, People + Culture teams must collaborate closely with Legal to establish safeguards that respect employees' personal time while maintaining productivity, agility, and responsiveness.
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Join us on Tuesday, 30 April 2024, at midday for a thought provoking 1-hour webcast on the Right to Disconnect and other looming employment law changes.
Sharing advice for how organisation can prepare, our speakers include Law Squared’s Employment + Workplace Relations expert, Andrew Brooks, and Oxfam People + Culture Business Partner, Grace Cue, in conversation with Law Squared’s Amogh Kadhe.
Highlights of the webcast will include:
* The Right to Disconnect: Understand the drivers of the Right to Disconnect and what this amendment means for resetting expectations and practices to ensure employees have the right to disconnect from work calls, emails and other work related communications outside working hours.
* Signals of Change: Recognise the major trends reshaping the Australian workplace (including hybrid work, psychosocial hazards and the Right to Disconnect) and the necessary steps to prepare for and embed lasting workplace change.
* A Powerful Interface: Identify collaborative strategies for Legal and People + Culture teams to shape workplace strategies, embed change and ensure compliance – all whilst simultaneously adding strategic value as an Employer of Choice.
* Next Steps: Identify necessary updates to policies, processes and people management practices to align with the new Right to Disconnect.
Register now for practical takeaways!
Who Should Attend?
This lunchtime-friendly session offers practical takeaways for both Legal and People + Culture professionals.
After watching, viewers will:
+ Understand the drivers behind The Right to Disconnect and opportunities for creating competitive advantage.
+ Increase knowledge of the regulatory environment governing Australian Employment Law.
+ Gain awareness of looming changes in Employment Law, including the Right to Disconnect and Psychosocial Hazards.
+ Leverage insights from Oxfam's People + Capability journey to create a compliant, agile, and responsive workplace.
+ Identify opportunities for legal and People + Culture collaboration to embed lasting workplace change.
+ Obtain practical tips for avoiding people management pitfalls.
Speakers
Andrew Brooks, Employment + Workplace Relations Lawyer, Law Squared
Andrew will be well known to many viewers, having worked extensively as a legal advisor to Law Squared’s clients across both the for-profit and not-forprofit sectors. He is also the driving force behind a library of free legal resources published by Law Squared. These are aimed at helping organisations comply with employment legislation and emerging trends in the workplace, including the Right to Disconnect.
Grace Cue, People + Capability Business Partner, Oxfam Australia
As People & Capability Business Partner of Oxfam Australia, Grace joined the not-for-profit sector after a 6-year stint as an Employment + Workplace Relations Lawyer at Law Squared. Grace is an experienced advisor and strategic partner on people matters, having seen both sides of how employment law issues play out in the workplace. Grace revels in the challenge of operationalizing and embedding employment legislation in an accessible and practical manner.
Amogh Kadhe, Employment + Workplace Relations Lawyer, Law Squared
Passionate about inspiring, educating and sharing practical insights with other lawyers and law students, Amogh looks forward to hosting The Right to Disconnect webcast. A member of Law Squared’s inaugural 2023 Graduate Program, Amogh has fast become an integral, permanent member of the Employment + Workplace Relations team. In his ‘spare’ time, Amogh hosts the ChatterMatters legal podcast and is a volunteer on the Law Institute of Victoria Young Lawyers' Editorial Committee as Deputy Chair.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
* Please note that registrations are being managed by Law Squared. Please let ACC Australia know if you have not received your confirmation within 24 hours.
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