Industrial Relations Summit 2018 The Grace Hotel, Sydney: 10th July 13th July

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1 Industrial Relations Summit 2018 The Grace Hotel, Sydney: 10th July 13th July

2 Expert Speaker Line up: Deputy President Sams Fair Work Commission Michael O Neil Head of Industrial Relations Qantas Steve Schofield Head of Industrial Relations Downer Renato Marasco National Manager- Employee Relations nbn Jessica Liley National Human Resources Manager Bluescope Steel Ferdie Kruger Senior Director Human Resources Peabody Energy Jasmine Doak Senior Manager- Strategic Projects, Government and Community Relations AGL Greg Moses Director Employee Relations Fairfax Media Karen Foster Director People and Culture Feros Care Jamie Getgood Human Reources Director Holden Dominic Sheil Assistant Comissioner ATO People ATO Tony Maher National President CFMEU Cilla Robinson Partner Clayton Utz Michael Mead Head of Workplace Relations Australian Cameron Blewett Director IR Simplified Kenan Hibberd Executive Manager, People, Culture, Safety Unitywater Rebecca Byun Senior Associate Clayton Utz Sean Herger Group Employee Relations Manager Fairfax Media Sina Zevari Senior Associate- Employment and Industrial Law Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors Vasuki Paul National Manager Australian Industry Group

3 CONFERENCE OUTLINE Industrial Relations Summit 2018 will bring together influencers and leaders in the industrial relations field to offer a diverse and engaged understanding of best practice in the industrial relations space. Examining topical issues such as enterprise bargaining, mental health strategy and compliance, attendees will understand insights to prepare for the future industrial relations landscape. KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING Overcome the complexities of enterprise bargaining to ensure positive outcomes Understand the legal requirements of employers to ensure compliance Receive in person updates and future agendas from the Fair Work Commission Save time and money by applying practical solutions learned from industrial relations leaders Learn innovative best practice approaches to topical industrial relations issues Network with industrial relations professionals from a variety of industries AUDIENCE This event will bring together industrial relations practitioners to discuss best practice in industrial relations. It is particularly relevant to: Heads of Industrial Relations Heads of Human Resources Heads of Employee Relations Industrial Relations Managers Human Resources Managers CONFERENCE LOGISTICS Venue: The Grace Hotel Address: 77 York St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Dates: 10th July 13th July, 2018 Start/Finish: 8:30 am 5:30 pm REGISTRATION AND ENQUIRIES To register for Industrial Relations Summit 2018 simply complete the registration form at the back of this brochure and send to: events@konnectlearning.com.au or call Alternatively, registrations can be made online at: SPONSORSHIP Strategic sponsorship opportunities are limited. Contact the sponsorship team on or events@ konnectlearning.com.au to discuss sponsorship package options.

4 DAY ONE: Pre-Conference Workshop, 10th July 8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea 9:00 Pre-Conference Workshop Commences Unfair dismissal and adverse action masterclass: Streamlining compliance by understanding your requirements Introduction Compliance issues including unfair dismissal and adverse action continue to be major issues for Australian employers in Unfair dismissal claims can be costly and time consuming to employers. This workshop will allow participants to seamlessly navigate the legal aspects of dismissal and redundancy to avoid negative outcomes and ensure compliance. This workshop will provide participants with: An understanding of employer and employee responsibilities in cases of dismissal and redundancy An examination of compliance from a legal perspective Practical strategies to minimise risk of adverse action Methods for ensuring best outcomes for employers in disputes Your Expert Facilitator: Cameron Blewett, IR Simplified, Director Cameron has extensive industrial relations knowledge and experience working in various industries. Industrial relations is his true passion and this passion ensures an engaging and informative workshop. He is focused on promoting an employment relationship that is beneficial to both the employer and employee to boost overall productivity and success of the business. Cameron believes that industrial relations and compliance doesn t have to be that hard or complex and he breaks down these issues so that even the busiest manager has a full understanding. 5:00 Pre-Conference Workshop closes

5 8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea 8:50 Opening remarks from chair: DAY TWO 11th July FAIR WORK COMMISSION UPDATE 9:05 Fair Work Commission Update: Understanding future regulatory developments through streamlined compliance practices Key updates on the regulator s processes and priorities Examining relevant case laws and decisions by the Fair Work Commission Processes and considerations in reviewing awards Understanding the legislative agenda and future priorities of the Fair Work Commission Deputy President Sams, Fair Work Commission 9:55 Practical lessons from Qantas approach to industrial relations Examining Qantas experience with productive enterprise bargaining Adding value to your industrial relations strategy through employee/employer engagement Best practice in managing mental health and wellbeing Michael O Neil, Head of Industrial Relations, Qantas 10:45 Morning tea CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH UNIONS 11:00 Driving win-win outcomes by cultivating positive working relationships with unions Fostering working relationships by finding common ground between union and industry Understanding the role of unions in the future of industrial relations strategy Facilitating interest based bargaining for successful negotiations with unions Steve Schofield, Group Head of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Downer 11:50 Profiting from an understanding of the role of unions in IR strategy The pros and cons of adversarial bargaining Cultivating relationships with unions to expedite bargaining and negotiation Can building common ground achieve more positive results for both sides of negotiation? Learning how to prevent escalation to industrial action through a case study presented by union leadership on ensuring common interests are met Tony Maher, National President, CFMEU BEST PRACTICE ENTERPRISE BARGAINING 1:40 What are the alternate options to enterprise bargaining and do they work? How has enterprise bargaining changed over the past 10 years and how can we make the process more efficient? How can we move away from adversarial approaches to enterprise bargaining? What are the best ways to drive win-win outcomes using interest based bargaining? What are the best ways to cultivate positive relationships with unions? Sina Zevari, Senior Associate- Employment and Industrial Law, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors Michael Mead, Head of workplace Relations, Australian Industry Group Renato Marasco, National Manager- Employee Relations, nbn Kenan Hibberd, Executive Manager People, Culture and Safety, Unitywater Ferdie Kruger, Senior Director Human Resources, Peabody Energy 2:30 Driving workforce productivity through enterprise bargaining agreements Overcoming the complexities of enterprise bargaining Preventing industrial action through proactive bargaining approaches Implementing best practice approaches to effectively manage industrial action Renato Marasco, National Manager- Employee Relations, nbn 3:20 Afternoon tea 3:40 Driving workforce engagement to produce enterprise bargaining outcomes Engaging your workforce to minimise productivity loss through the bargaining period Ensuring positive organisational outcomes in EBA s through workforce engagement strategies Adding value to your industrial relations strategy through employee/employer engagement Taking a holistic win-win approach throughout the bargaining process Preventing an adversarial mentality from influencing EBA s Kenan Hibberd, Executive Manager People, Culture and Safety, Unitywater 4:30 Ensuring high employee engagement in economically tough times How to drive engagement and bargaining outcomes when you can t meet salary expectations The effect of a low wage growth economy on the future of enterprise bargaining Ensuring positive employee action through alternative engagement strategies Vasuki Paul, National Manager, Construction, Utilities and Resources, Australian Industry Group 5:30 End of day one PANEL DISCUSSION: 12:40 lunch

6 8:30 Registration, morning coffee and tea 8:50 Opening remarks from chair: DAY THREE 12th July ENSURING COMPLIANCE TO PREVENT ADVERSE ACTION 9:05 Safeguarding your business against adverse action by streamlining compliance Legal rights and requirements of employers in adverse action claims including: Unfair dismissal Ill and injured employees Understanding how to minimise the cost and risk involved in adverse action claims Learn protections under the Fair Work Act Cilla Robinson, Partner, Clayton Utz 9:55 Fairfax Media s approach to avoiding unfair dismissal claims throughout the redundancy process Streamlining the redundancy process Safeguarding your business against adverse action through understanding legal requirements of redundancy Learn to use redundancy strategy in a cost-effective manner to drive growth Practical lessons in avoiding unfair dismissal claims due to job losses through redundancy Greg Moses, Director Employee Relations, Fairfax Media Sean Herger, Group Employee Relations Manager, Fairfax Media 10:45 Morning tea 11:00 Feros Care s strategies for avoiding unfair dismissal claims throughout the redundancy process Examining the redundancy process at Feros Care Practical lessons in avoiding unfair dismissal claims due to job losses through redundancy Supporting employees through the transition phases and to a positive departure from the organisation Finding alternatives for positive organisational outcomes when redundancy is not viable Karen Foster, Director People and Culture, Feros Care NAVIGATING MENTAL HEALTH IN IR STRATEGY 11:50 Managing interpersonal office issues including bullying and harassment Examining the impact of interpersonal issues in employee engagement to reduce the possible loss of productivity Save time and money by effectively managing claims of bullying/harassment in the workplace Learn steps to reconcile interpersonal conflict to avoid organisational damage Jasmine Doak, Senior Manager- Strategic Projects and Community Relations, AGL Energy 1:40 Adding value to your organisation by promoting high employee engagement Engaging employees with your mental health strategy How to integrate a positive culture change into HR communication The cost benefits involved with increased employee wellbeing in the workplace Jessica Liley, National Human Resources Manager, Bluescope Steel 2:30 Eradicating absenteeism through effective mental health programs Strategies for managing costs of mental health issues Employer and employee rights with regards to mental health Managing performance when a mental health issue is involved Finding long term solutions to manage mental health concerns Dominic Sheil, Assistant Commissioner ATO People, ATO 3:20 Afternoon tea 3:40 Examining Holden s approach to ensure engagement in employee transition How to integrate a positive culture change into HR communication The cost benefits involved with increased employee engagement in the workplace Best practice in promoting employee engagement as a transition strategy A case study of Holden s cost-effective approach to re- training transitioning employees Jamie Getgood, HR Director, Holden ( ) 4:30 Practical lessons on driving workforce productivity through enterprise bargaining agreements An examination of Peabody Energy s recent experience in renegotiating the terms and conditions of employees Managing the complexities of collective enterprise bargaining Minimising the likelihood of industrial action through proactive bargaining approaches Ferdie Kruger, Senior Director Human Resources, Peabody Energy 5:20 End of day one 12:40 lunch

7 DAY FOUR: 13th July :30 Registration, morning coffee and tea Workshop A: 9:00 am 12:30 pm Workshop B: 1:30pm-5:00pm Successfully navigating through the legal aspects of mental health conditions to ensure compliance and keep productivity high Mental health issues including bullying and harassment continue to be major issues for Australian employers in Mental health issues can be costly and time consuming for employers and employees to manage. This workshop will allow participants to seamlessly navigate the legal aspects of mental health in the workplace and ensure compliance and a full understanding of an employers rights. This workshop will provide participants with: An understanding of employer and employee responsibilities An examination of bullying/harassment issues from a legal perspective Practical strategies to minimise risk of adverse action Methods for ensuring best outcomes for employers in disputes Your Expert Facilitator: Cilla Robinson, Partner, Clayton Utz, assisted by Rebecca Byun, Clayton Utz Cilla is the go-to workplace lawyer for businesses involved in industrial unrest, transformation, disruption, takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, offshoring and outsourcing. Cilla s clients appreciate her consistently commercial approach and ability to understand their business strategy and navigate complex issues. Although her major focus is on business transformation, industrial strategy/ enterprise bargaining and discrimination law, Cilla advises on all aspects of IR and employment law, workplace investigations and workplace, health and safety. She also runs employment litigation in State and Federal Courts, Commissions and Tribunals. Cilla has broad industry experience working with private and public sector clients. Lunch: 12:30 Best practice in productive enterprise bargaining agreements through examining time and money saving solutions Overcoming the complexities to enterprise bargaining is the biggest issue in the IR field, with the number of costly and lengthy cases only expected to rise. This workshop will equip attendees with the understanding necessary to ensure productive and successful bargaining. It will provide strategic approaches to enterprise bargaining that are beneficial to business development and management. This workshop will cover: Strategic methods to ensure best bargaining outcomes Practical lessons of how to overcome the complexities of enterprise bargaining Methods to cultivate relationships with employees and unions Techniques for ensuring good faith bargaining Approaches to increase the likelihood of approval of enterprise agreements Your Expert Facilitator: Michael Mead, Head of Workplace Relations, Australian Industry Group Michael is a Legal Practitioner Director in the Sydney office of Ai Group Workplace Lawyers. His industrial relations expertise includes all aspects of enterprise bargaining, industrial dispute resolution, contingency planning and responding to both lawful and unlawful industrial action, workplace change management, redundancy, union relationships, flexible work arrangements.he has worked with some of Australia s most significant manufacturing businesses in the heavy engineering, steel, food and rail sectors. He has also acted for the Australian Industry Group in a number of major test cases and substantial matters including the Social and Community Services IndustryPay Equity Case, the Award Modernisation proceedings before the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, and key bargaining decisions relating to the operation of the Fair Work Act End of Workshops: 5:00

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