National Industrial Relations Law

Achieving optimal outcomes in a new era of workplace relations

16-17 June 2009, Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour, Sydney

There has been a great deal of press about the new government’s industrial relations laws. The Fair Work Bill has now been passed, and changes run the gamut from award modernisation, new national Employment Standards to provisions relating to unions.

You need to know how the new laws impact you, what you need to tell your clients, or employers, and how to manage employment issues after 1 July 2009. This conference is designed to address these issues and provide a solid background for moving forward under the new regime.

Key Sessions

Understand the underlying strategies of the
new regime
Learn how to implement collective and good faith bargaining requirements
Effectively apply National Employment Standards to agreements
Clarify your knowledge of anti-discrimination and OHS obligations
Minimise the risk of wrongful termination and unfair dismissal claims
Prevent breaches of the transmission of business provisions
Gain insight into business to union relations, with our panel of high profile industry participants

Outstanding speaker faculty

Paul Brown, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Joseph Catanzariti, Partner, Clayton Utz
David Cross, Partner, Deacons
Chris Gardner, Partner, Freehills
Natalie James, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
Leigh Johns, Chief Counsel, Workplace Ombudsman
Tim Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Professor Ron McCallum AO, University of Sydney
Adrian Morris, Partner, Blake Dawson
The Honourable Paul Munro, formerly Justice Munro, Senior Presidential Member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Christopher Platt, Director Workplace Policy, Australian Mines & Metals Association
Dr Joellen Riley, Professor, Law Faculty, University of Sydney
Henry Skene, Partner, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Damian Sloan, Partner, Middletons