In this in-depth 5-part employment law series you will learn all you need about how to prepare for mediation, including key tips and common traps, the current position regarding a contractor vs employee. Recent decisions and drafting tips on restraint of trade and non-solicitation clauses. The cross over of employment and immigration law and finally predictions on mental health in the workplace.
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Description
Attend the full series and earn 10 CPD hours
Employment Law Series: Mediation: How to Prepare for Success – Key Tips and Trap
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Successful mediation requires mastering key tips and pitfalls in your preparation, ensuring a specific desired outcome.
9:30am to 10:30am Mediation: How to Prepare for Success – Key Tips and Traps
- How to effectively prepare for mediation
- How to manage your client for the mediation
- Mediation styles and negotiation skills – tips and tricks
Presented by Joshua Kimpton, Senior Associate, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Learning Objective:
- Upskill on key tips to effective preparation for an effective mediation.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Presenters
Mr. Joshua Kimpton, Senior Associate, MinterEllisonRuddWattsJoshua is an employment, health and safety, and immigration law expert, with broad experience in advisory and contentious matters. He advises on all aspects of the law involving workers. He is passionate about people and takes the time to get to know his clients – what they need and how they operate. Joshua recognises that every business is different and likes to work alongside his clients to problem solve and help achieve desired outcomes. As a trusted adviser to many organisations, Joshua provides clear, accurate, and commercially pragmatic legal advice to support the needs of his clients. Joshua acts for clients in both the public and private sector. He has particular experience in the financial services, public transport, infrastructure, aged care, horticulture, and health sectors. He advises clients on a range of different employment matters, including restraints of trade and protection of confidential information, performance and disciplinary processes, medical incapacity processes, workplace bullying and discrimination claims, restructuring and redundancy, and Holidays Act compliance. He is also experienced with industrial relations and collective bargaining matters. Joshua is regularly involved in the negotiation and settlement of employment disputes and has a wealth of experience in mediation and litigation of employment matters.
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Employment Law Series: Contractors vs Employees: Current Position
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Explore current contractor vs. employee perspectives, legally and in common law. Understand implications and see how other jurisdictions address this issue.
9.30am to 10.30am Contractors vs Employees: Examining the Current Position
- The current legislative framework – seeking a declaration under s 6 of the Employment Relations Act 2000
- The common law position - what are the implications of the latest Uber decision and where to from here?
- Overseas jurisdictions - how worker status cases are playing out across the world
- Election promises around worker status and possible changes on the horizon
Presented by Marie Wisker, Partner, and Tanzam Hossain, Senior Solicitor, Chapman Tripp
Learning Objective:
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Understand the current legal position and implications for employee vs contractor in the workplace.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Presenters
Ms. Marie Wisker, Partner, Chapman TrippMarie Wisker advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, specialising in employment law and health and safety. Marie works with a number of the firm's key clients, many of whom are large employers. Her broad range of general commercial experience means that she is able to provide practical advice relevant to the clients' commercial objectives. Marie assists clients on the full range of employment and health and safety matters. She has represented clients in numerous mediations and hearings, has experience in acting for employers on health and safety investigations and prosecutions and works alongside clients to help them understand the new health and safety regime. Marie helps clients manage employment and health and safety risks through compliance advice and training, and she has spoken at a number of conferences on both employment and health and safety. Marie is recommended by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016. She is also recognised as an "associate to watch" by Chambers Asia Pacific 2016.
Ms. Tanzam Hossain, Senior Solicitor, Chapman Tripp
Specialising in employment law and health and safety, Tanzam advises clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. She has worked on a range of employment law matters, with a particular interest in disputes and litigation. Tanzam regularly attends mediation with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and has appeared before the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court. Tanzam also advises clients on their health and safety obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. She has acted for employers in health and safety investigations and prosecutions. Tanzam is recognised as a future leading lawyer in Doyles Guide: Employment and Workplace Health and Safety Rising Stars 2022.
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Employment Law Series: Protecting the Business Through Enforceable Post-Employment Restrictions
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Gain insights into recent case rulings and drafting strategies for robust enforceability of restraint of trade clauses.
9.30am to 10.30am Protecting the Business Through Enforceable Post-Employment Restrictions
- Recent case update
- Drafting tips to ensure that your restraint of trade is enforceable
- Strategies for responding to a breach
Presented by Charlotte Parkhill, Partner, Dentons; Leading Employment Lawyer New Zealand, Doyle’s Guide 2023
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Learning Objective:
- Gain strategies on drafting enforceable restraint of trade agreements and learn strategies for responding to a breach
Presenters
Ms. Charlotte Parkhill, Partner, DentonsCharlotte Parkhill is a Partner at Dentons, specialising in providing strategic employment advice to a wide range of clients. She is committed to achieving commercial outcomes to difficult employment issues through understanding her client’s business objectives and how they want to manage their people. Charlotte carries out independent investigations into employment issues and has extensive experience with assisting clients with compliance with the Holidays Act and issues that arise under the Human Rights Act. Charlotte is also the Chair of the Board for the Auckland Business Chamber, which gives her valuable insight into matters affecting the New Zealand business sector.
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Employment Law Series: Mental Health and Wellbeing: Predictions for the Future and Recent Case Update
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Get the latest forecasts and recent case insights on mental health and well-being, including practical guidance for handling prolonged absences and stress leave.
9.30am to 10.30am Mental Health and Wellbeing: Predictions for the Future and Recent Case Update
- Case law update
- Managing long term absences and stress leave - medical incapacity
- Applying a health and safety lens to mental health and wellbeing
- Recent changes in Australia and overseas: what can we learn and potential future trends
Presented by Liz Coats, Partner, Bell Gully, presented by Rosemary Wooders, Partner, Bell Gully
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Learning Objective:
- Explore predictions and current trends of mental health and wellbeing
Presenters
Rosemary Wooders, Partner, Bell GullyRosemary Wooders advises employers and senior executives on a wide variety of transactional, contentious and advisory employment matters including personal grievances and disputes, collective bargaining matters, restraints of trade, team move matters, absence management, redundancy and performance issues, and negotiated exits. She also advises on health and safety and privacy matters. An experienced negotiator, Rosemary represents employers and senior executives at mediation. When matters have not settled, Rosemary has represented clients in the Employment Relations Authority, the Employment Court, and the Coroner's Court. In 2022, Rosemary was appointed to The Law Association’s Employment Law Committee (formerly the ADLS Employment Law Committee).
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Employment Law Series: Employment Law and Immigration Law
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Explore the intersection of employment and immigration law and receive a concise overview of pivotal rulings in this domain.
9.30am to 10.30am Employment Law and Immigration Law
- Employer role in the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme
- Employer obligations to visa holders
- Case law update on Gill v Restaurant Brands Ltd
Presented by Michelle Urquhart, Senior Associate, Tompkins Wake
Learning Objective:
- Consider the crossover of immigration law on employment law
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Presenters
Ms. Michelle Urquhart, Senior Associate, Tompkins WakeMichelle is a Senior Associate based in Tompkins Wake’s Rotorua office. She was admitted to the bar in 2015, and after 2 years sitting as a Disputes Tribunal Referee, she has worked in private practice in the wider Bay of Plenty since then. Michelle has specific expertise in employment law and immigration issues and has a particular interest in cross-cultural disputes. She acts on a wide range of employment and immigration matters including assisting with immigration applications, taking appeals to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal and acting for parties in employment disputes. She also provides independent employment investigation services. Michelle provides pragmatic advice and support to resolve a wide range of employment, immigration and civil disputes as both an advocate and a mediator. Michelle is an Associate of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand and an appointed member of the Mediation Panel. She has given regular presentations and training sessions on ethics and privilege in mediation to AMINZ members and as a guest lecturer at Waikato University.
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