Don’t be the organisation that is in the news. Gain valuable insight into employers’ obligations for managing mental health and wellbeing challenges in the workplace.  Ensure that your clients’ or your organisation are compliant with all obligations and ensure they minimise the liabilities that may arise.

Presenters

Robbie Bryant, Senior Associate, Todd & Walker Law
Robbie is a Senior Associate and is TODD & WALKER Law’s employment law specialist. Robbie is primarily based in TODD & WALKER Law’s Wanaka office but also works across the Queenstown office. Robbie advises clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. He has advised start-up businesses through to some of New Zealand’s leading public and private sector organisations, including not-for-profit organisations. Robbie also advises employees at all levels including senior managers and executives. An experienced litigator, Robbie represents clients in the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court, and he has made appearances in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Robbie is regularly asked to appear for clients in mediations and has also appeared before the ACC Review Authority and Human Rights Commission. Robbie also has experience in conducting external investigations and mediating disputes.


AJ Lodge, Partner, Anderson Lloydx
Ashley-Jayne (AJ) advises clients in all aspects of employment law working with them to provide practical, pragmatic solutions to often complex employment issues. She has represented both employers and employees in the education sector, including from early childhood, primary, and secondary schools. AJ can assist employers, employees, and HR professionals with all manner of employment advice, including day to day management of employees, restructures and redundancies, employee claims, advising on and providing representation in human rights matters, health and safety, and employment agreements and policies. AJ represents clients at mediations, in the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court, and Human Rights jurisdictions, as well as representing and advising sports players and clubs in disciplinary and general matters. AJ is also an experienced investigator, having conducted workplace investigations, reviews, and other independent investigations in both the public and private sector. AJ is a certified Association of Workplace Investigators member and Certificate Holder (AWI-CH) and conducts independent investigations for both employers and other organisations, including schools and tertiary institutions.

Employment Law Series 2024

In this in-depth 5-part employment law series you will explore the issues concerning the impact of social media and AI on the workplace and employment relations concerns, plus the employer’s obligations to deal with mental health in the workplace. Get the latest on Restraint of Trade Agreements including drafting tips and enforcement. Gain valuable insights in running of workplace investigations and drafting know how on employment agreements to meet an employer’s statutory obligations.