Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Chair
Maria Mckenzie, Cluster Manager Remutaka Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour, Masterton Primary School
Description
Attend and earn 1 PLD hour
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning Objectives:
- Identify when and how to implement a medical incapacity process for school employees
- Understand legal obligations around duty modifications, workload management, and return-to-work scenarios
Medical Incapacity: Return to Work
- Issues where an employee is due to return from medical leave (often stress related) and wishes to have reduced or amended duties
- How should this be managed?
- What is reasonable, particularly in terms of the extra load this adds to colleagues' workloads?
- Situation where an injury was suffered outside of work hours vs in the workplace
- When is it appropriate to consider a medical incapacity process?
Presented by Jordan Boyle, Partner, Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law
Presenters
Jordan Boyle, Partner, Dyhrberg Drayton Employment LawJordan graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 2014 and was admitted to the Bar in September 2014. He joined Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law in 2016. Jordan strategically advises employers and employees on a range of employment law matters. Jordan is usually able to pragmatically resolve contentious matters through negotiation and mediation. Where matters are not able to be resolved Jordan has consistently achieved successful outcomes through litigation. Jordan has appeared at all levels of courts and authorities, from the Employment Relations Authority to the Supreme Court. Jordan is an experienced workplace investigator, undertaking independent investigations for employers of all sizes in the public and private sector on a range of issues.
Maria Mckenzie, Cluster Manager Remutaka Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour, Masterton Primary School
Maria leads a team of itinerant specialist teachers who work across 53 schools in the Wairarapa and Upper Hutt region alongside education and service providers, to identify local needs and resources, and plan support based on the evidence of what works, to best support children and young people to learn, thrive and belong. She has leadership experience and has held governance leadership roles across educational, health, community and not for profit sectors. With an academic background in Psychology, Neuroscience and Education, Counselling and Small Business management Maria has worked across a wide range of sectors supporting people and organisations to embrace and manage transitions and change.
