Events

How prepared is your business for the future of work?  Are your employment relations conditions and processes going to stand up as your workforce and the work itself changes and evolves? Obligations for employers are increasing and we must manage the changes with more than policy.  Tackling wage relativity, fair pay agreements and the strengthening of collective bargaining are just the first of major challenges businesses are facing.  With this in mind, we must help drive legislation that will protect our future and respond to the barriers limiting effective employment negotiations. Equip yourself for the new workplace relations environment by exploring the big issues surrounding the future of work at our one-and-a-half-day conference as we discuss: Your options: 90-day trial

Health and safety in the workplace is evolving beyond prescriptive procedures towards leading your people, keeping in mind the realities of the world they are actually working in.  The duty to keep your people safe must be a joint task and focussed on prevention rather than reaction. Our Conference experts will explore best-practice to increase employee engagement. They will address invisible harms such as serious trauma in your teams and safety by design, whilst blending in known H&S practices with the initiatives Safety 2, Safety Differently and Human and Operational Performance (HOP). Senior health and safety practitioners and leaders will lead in-depth discussions, exploring key ideas such as: Implementing pre-qualification and stringent systems that keep agreements working operationally Evaluating your plant with the philosophies of design in mind – What should

This year’s Summit will explore the theme ‘Business on Purpose’ which underscores the potential power and role of business as a key influencer and leader in transforming industries and society to meet the complex and pressing challenges we face today. Why attend? Hear from co-creator of ‘Creating Shared Value’ Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter Join senior leaders from across the region for three days of shared value learning and position yourself as a leading shared value practitioner Gain unique insights from leading global companies including AIA Australia, BD, Carnival Australia, IAG, NAB, Novartis, Unreasonable Group and more Program (for more details see the website) Monday 17 June: Introduction to shared value workshop Tuesday 18 June: Full day of panels,

Claims of harassment, discrimination and bullying in the workplace have never been so loud and prevalent, and there are many voices that still go unheard. How your business chooses to prevent, investigate and respond to claims is key to ensuring your staff feel safe and that your work culture doesn’t end up in the news. After this half-day tool kit session you will be able to: navigate complex workplace relationships and scenarios; translate legal requirements into ready-to-use policies; and construct an investigation process that will protect your people and your business .   Become confident with the tough conversations as we discuss: Preventative policies rather than reactionary – getting ahead before they snowball Navigating contradicting accusations while mitigating unconscious bias

Many hands make light work. So how do you get your people engaged and interested, driving a whole-of-business approach.  Get your team focussed on productivity, engagement and your bottom line. Ever considered why and how transparency is key to enabling collaboration between staff, management and the wider business.  Join us and hear from Vaughan Reed, Managing Director of Labyrinth, who will explore how to transform your people’s attitude towards owning business-wide strategies through holistic communication structures. We also have Shirvani Mudaly, Chief People Officer at Vend, a small NZ start up-turned-global competitor who pride themselves on their open and honest culture which they managed to embed across multiple sites. Shirvani will dig into how they drive productivity through listening to

THE BLAME GAME DOESN’T HAVE A PLACE AT WORK! The pressure is mounting and it affects everyone in the team. Productivity, culture and engagement can take a hit if you know someone is going to blow a fuse and it keeps happening again and again. With this half-day tool kit, you will learn the legal tests and standards for dealing with the intangibles, including dismissive attitudes, insubordination and excuses. Become confident with the tough conversations as we discuss: Dealing with continuous and poor excuses – “the dog ate it” Destructive behaviour in the workplace – “hey, you just insulted me” Misconduct in action – how to manage a justified dismissal Stressed and absent – every time you want to meet,