Cancelled: Employment Relations and the Law 2020 Series
Cancelled: Employment Relations and the Law 2020 Series
**The 2020 Employment Relations and the Law Series has been cancelled due to the global impact of COVID-19. The series is scheduled to run again in March 2021**
This popular annual series is made up of 10 evening seminars and provides an introduction to the current regulation of employment and labour relations in Australia. The dates for the program in 2020 are Wednesday nights from 11 March to 20 May with a break on 15 April. Topics include: the fundamentals of employer and employee rights and obligations under the Fair Work Act, the common law of employment and anti-discrimination law, as well as the regulation of collective bargaining and industrial action. Special interest topics include contemporary issues – social media, workplace investigations and vulnerable workers.
Schedule
Wednesday evenings 6.15-8.15pm 11 March to 20 May (no class on 15 April)
| Date | Topic | Proposed Presenter | |
| 1 | 11 March | Introduction | Shae McCrystal/Belinda Smith |
| 2 | 18 March | FW System, NES, Awards | Jacquie Seemann |
| 3 | 25 March | The Employment Contract | David Chin |
| 4 | 1 April | Termination of employment | Kate Peterson |
| 5 | 8 April | Enterprise Bargaining | Shae McCrystal |
| 15 April | Break | ||
| 6 | 22 April | Vulnerable workers | Stephen Clibborn |
| 7 | 29 April | Contemporary Issues – Social Media | Elizabeth Raper |
| 8 | 6 May | Discrimination and equality | Belinda Smith |
| 9 | 13 May | Workplace investigations | Kate Peterson |
| 10 | 20 May | Work Health and Safety | Alena Titterton |
Speakers Seminars will be presented by experts from Sydney Law School and the profession including:
- Professor Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, Sydney Law School
- Associate Professor Belinda Smith, Sydney Law School
- Dr Stephen Clibborn, The University of Sydney Business School
Registration fees (inc GST)
Full Fee Early bird (until 21 February): $990
Full fee (after 21 February): $1,300
Group (3+from the same org.): $900 pp
Sydney Law School Alumni: $792
University of Sydney Staff: $495
Please note: University of Sydney staff receive a 50% discount on the series fees. Please email PLaCE Coordinator: law.events@sydney.edu.au for more details and to register.
Venue Seminar Room 444, Level 4, New Law Building Annex (F10A), Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
**Please note, classes will take place in the same seminar room each week, except for class on 8 April, which will be held in Seminar Room 105, level 1.
MCLE/CPD points: 20 (based on 2 points per seminar attended).