Managing employees in a complex world: Dealing with bad behaviour, managing psychosocial risks and conducting investigations

Join the Sydney Branch and WIMnet NSW for their December tech talk: Managing employees in a complex world: Dealing with bad behaviour, managing psychosocial risks and conducting investigations.

About this event

As we approach 2025, employers are facing new challenges as recent regulatory updates extend employers obligations to safeguard employee mental health and wellbeing. This involves taking reasonably practicable steps to prevent harm from psychosocial hazards, such as unreasonable work demands, poorly designed work, and lack of support systems. 

Despite heightened expectations from regulators, many workplaces still have room to improve their approach to health and wellbeing. As mental health workplace risks can be complex and intangible, it is important for businesses to be aware of these and how the new laws are being interpreted.

Come and join the AusIMM Sydney Branch, AusIMM Women in Mining NSW and our hosts for the evening, Baker McKenzie, the first truly global law firm, as they help us navigate the myriad of complex issues involved with Respect@Work's laws.

Part 1 -  An update on key laws relating to bad behaviour: 

• An outline of new laws relating to Respect@Work
• An outline of new laws relating to Psychosocial risks
• How are you exposed?
• A practical guide as to what your organisation should be doing to comply with these laws and limit your exposure?

Part 2 – Managing a complaint about bad behaviour - Investigations

• When is an investigation required?
• Who should conduct the investigation?
• Kicking off the investigation – determining the scope of your investigation
• Interviewing the Complainant, Respondent, & Witnesses
• Tips and Trick in conducting the investigation
• Preparing the Investigation report
• Communicating findings
• Disciplinary action  

Program:
5.15pm - 5.30pm: Registration and networking
5.30pm - 5.35pm: Welcome 
5.35pm - 6.30pm: Session 1 - An update on key laws relating to bad behaviour
6.30pm - 6.35pm: Short break
6.35pm - 7.30pm: Session 2 - Managing a complaint about bad behaviour - Investigations
7.30pm - 8.45pm: Canapes, refreshments and networking with the Global Partners and Bakers team

Speaker/s

Lucienne Gleeson

Partner, Baker Makenzie Sydney

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Lucienne advises on all aspects of employment law, including employment contract, workplace flexibility, termination disputes, post-employment restrictions, enterprise agreements and workplace investigations. She regularly appears on behalf of clients in the Federal Court, Federal Circuit Court, Supreme Court, Fair Work Commission and the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Lucienne’s investigation work concentrates on allegations of employee misconduct and whistleblowing complaints. She regularly presents on key workplace topics including performance management, anti-discrimination, bullying and harassment and investigations.

Michael Michalandos

Partner, Baker Makenzie Sydney

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Michael Michalandos is the head of Baker McKenzie's Australian Employment team. He has over 30 years' experience as an employment law and industrial relations lawyer, with a particular focus on anti-discrimination and harassment law. He acts for a diverse range of global and local clients across a number of industries.
Michael advises on all aspects of employment and industrial law, including employee and executive agreements, award compliance, human resources systems, performance management and termination, anti-discrimination and bullying, workplace investigations, redundancy and restructuring, work health and safety, independent contractors and outsourcing, confidentiality and post-employment restrictions. Michael also regularly conducts employment related litigation and has acted for employers in a number of high profile matters.