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• 2024 Christmas Sundowner

  • When
    22 Nov 2024
  •  
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    The Royal Hotel, upstairs in the Parlour Bar - 531 Wellington Street, Perth

  

  End of Year Christmas Sundowner

  
  

  Join IRSWA for a Festive End of Year Christmas Sundowner

  
  

  We look forward to hosting you following our line up of bumper events at the IRSWA end of year sundowner. Now that we're all acquainted with new friends, mentors and peers, it's time for us to come together and celebrate before the whirlwind that is December.  

  
  

  Get ready for an evening filled with:

  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with Industrial Relations, ER, HR and management professionals.
  • Refreshments: Enjoy a delightful spread of food and beverages.
  • Festive Atmosphere: Embrace the holiday spirit (in a psychologically safe and risk-managed manner) with us!

  Speakers to be announced!

  Other surprises pending!

  
  

  Ticket prices:

  • Members: $25
  • Non-members $40
  • Student members $15

  Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to celebrate the season and expand your professional network. Reserve your spot today and let's toast to a successful year that was 2024!

  
  

  Secure your tickets now!

  
  

  For queries and further details, email irsociety@gmail.com

  
  

  We look forward to seeing you.

  
  

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• Writing and Presenting Workplace Investigation Reports

  • When
    27 Feb 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Level 8, Exchange Tower - 2 The Esplanade, (Entrance off Sherwood Court), Perth WA 6000
  • Spaces left
    25

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  Workplace Investigation Reports

  A collaboration between The Piddington Society and the Industrial Relations Society of WA , the Investigations Workshop takes you through the key issues of workplace investigations from before they start through to making findings.

  A full-day event across seven core areas, you will hear from legal, investigatory and HR experts to develop your foundational skills and understanding in this growing area of practice. The program covers identification of problems worth investigating, preparation of starting an investigation, drafting allegations, interviewing skills, gathering and assessing evidence, drafting final reports and ethical issues.

  The Workshop is for lawyers, investigators, industrials relations practitioners, HR professionals and others involved in workplace investigations.

  Opening address: The perspective of the Fair Work Commission when dismissals following an investigation end up in the Commission.
  Speakers: Deputy President Peter O'Keeffe (Fair Work Commission)

  Identifying, designing and planning a trauma-informed investigations
  Speaker: Philippa Lonie (Green Shoots)

  Gathering and assessing evidence, natural justice and interview skills
  Speakers: Sarah McLeod (Modern Legal), Rebecca Tasseff (RTL Consulting)

  Ethical dilemmas
  Speakers: Commissioner Toni Emmanuel (WA Industrial Relations Commission) and Heather Millar (Francis Burt Chambers)

  Representing & supporting employees in the investigation process
  Speaker: Mark Elliott (Independent Education Union)

  Writing investigation reports
  Speaker: Olga Klimczak (Herbert Smith Freehills)

  Operationalising investigation outcomes
  Speakers: Tom Klaassen (Rio Tinto)

  More sessions and speakers to be announced.

  Attendees will be eligible for up to six CPD points.

  Ticket prices:

  • Members: $490
  • Non-members $540

  Note:
  Practitioner ID numbers are issued by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. Information from the Board is available here. We require these to issue CPD certificates. If you do not provide us with one then we may contact you following the event.

  Proceeds from this event will go toward supporting funding Piddington's access to justice projects. These are: the Piddington PLT Fund, which supports the community legal centres (CLCs) that host Piddington PLT graduates to complete their hours required for admission; the Piddington Justice Fund for CLCs, to cover costs that they otherwise cannot meet; and, Kaartdijin, our First Nations Legal Education Fund. Thanks to your attendance, engagement and support, we are able to make annual contributions of more than $50,000 to the community through these projects.

  For queries and further details, email irsociety@gmail.com

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