Fair Work Update – What do the changes mean for you?

PRESENTATION

David Wemyss, Principal Workplace Relations Consultant, Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Marwat Ogunbanwo, Workplace Relations Consultant, Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

 

Topic:       Fair Work Update – What do the changes mean for you?

The start of 2024 has seen sweeping changes to our workplace and industrial relations laws with the passing of the Closing the Loopholes Bills.

This presentation will provide key insights into the major elements of the “Closing Loopholes” changes which are likely to have far reaching consequences for employers, employees, independent contractors, principals and gig workers across both Victoria and Australia.

David and the team will dissect what these changes mean for business and employers, including:

• the introduction of the new right to disconnect
• engaging casual workers and the new rules about who can be a casual and new obligations to covert casual employees to permanent employment
• the new definition of who is an ‘employee’ (as opposed to a contractor) and the new ability for independent contractors to dispute unfair contract terms in the Fair Work Commission
• changes to union right of entry rules and the granting of new right to workplace delegates
• the new ‘same job same pay’ labour hire regulation
• enterprise bargaining changes
• and more.

Why you should attend?

With changes to Australia’s workplace and industrial relations laws showing no sign of slowing down, join the workplace relations specialists to:

• unpack the year’s most critical employment law changes that you need to know
• hear tips and strategies from for navigating the recent changes
• ask questions of the experts

So you can embark on the rest of 2024 with a sense of confidence, assured that you are ahead of the game in understanding and adapting to the recent changes to our workplace relations law landscape.

About the speakers

David Wemyss is a non-practicing lawyer with over 10 years’ experience in legal practice, both in law firms and a range of in-house legal teams (including with a public university, a multinational healthcare/insurance company and a national Ombudsman scheme). David’s broad legal and commercial experience allows him to bring a holistic approach to resolving workplace issues, and this real world experience informs the training he delivers.

 Marwat Ogunbanwo a non-practicing lawyer with broad Consulting experience and specilised knowledge in modern award and Enterprise Agreement interpretation as well as wage audits, and practical application of the Fair Work Act 2009.