The ACA presents our popular annual Industrial Relations webinar for 2024 with Tom Earls, partner at Fair Work Lawyers, who takes us through legislative changes and what these will mean for you and your practice. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and prepared. Originally held 22 February 2024.
Tom Earls presents a critical update on key issues and obligations for architectural employers. This session focuses on the “Closing the Loopholes” legislation, specifically:
- The legislation’s first tranche, including parts concerning labour hire regulation and wage theft.
- Second tranche changes including changes to the definition of ‘employment’ (including casuals and independent contractors).
- The ‘right to disconnect’
- Massive increases to civil penalties
- Recent developments in case law
- Insights into how these reforms affect businesses.
Tom also highlightS the firm’s analysis and the potential challenges for businesses navigating these changes.
OUR SPEAKER
Tom Earls honed his craft across private practice, government and industry associations before founding Fair Work Lawyers in 2014 as a firm to represent businesses – especially SMEs – and their interests. Tom has been involved in industrial relations for more than two decades and has been at the forefront of the various iterations of workplace law since. During this time, he has been at the cutting-edge of workplace relations matters, spanning industrial action, enterprise agreements, unfair and unlawful dismissals, making, varying and interpreting awards, right of entry, transfer of business, or any of the myriad of other matters that comprise the field of workplace relations, often in an intense industrial environment.
COST
Members $30
Non-members $60
*One ticket per attendee.
CPD
Completion of this 1 hour webinar and submission of answers to CPD questions will deliver 1 formal CPD point.
Learning outcomes – upon completion, attendees will better understand the obligations of their practice in light of legislation that has been introduced and of future legislative changes being addressed during 2024.
NSCA 2021 Units of Competency and Performance Criteria – Practice Management & Professional Conduct – PC 1.
APBSA Core Area – Practice Management
Links will be provided for recording access and CPD questions. Please complete questions after viewing the webinar in its entirety. Certificates will be provided following online submission of answers to questions. Please keep your receipt, completed questions and certificate for your CPD records.
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