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Workplace bullying and harassment is on the rise, regardless of where employees are working. Employers have legal obligations to provide a safe, healthy workplace - one that's free from bullying, harassment and discrimination.
Serious workplace bullying claims are also on the increase, according to Safe Work Australia, there were over 1815 work related harassment and/or bullying claims in 2016-2017.

The Workplace Bullying, Harassment & Discrimination Conference livestream on 17 March 2021, is available for ACC Australia members! 

Workplace bullying is a serious risk to both mental and physical health and safety. This interactive conference will provide you with key approaches and legal insights to workplace bullying prevention to help you maintain a healthy workplace culture.

Agenda at a glance

  • WHS perspective on workplace bullying
  • Performance management, workplace investigations and preventing adverse actions 
  • The proposed Religious Discrimination Bill and its implications for employment law
  • What is the law in relation to workplace bullying?
  • How to build a bullying-free workplace culture?

Full conference programme available - click here.

ACC Australia members receive a $100 discount when using the discount code: ACCWBH21 when registering.

We have somehow survived a whirlwind of activity since the election and since President Biden and Vice-President Harris took their oaths of office. 

All of the cabinet, commission and board appointments are signals of what is to come over the next 3 years and 10 months. 

Join ACC St. Louis and Ogletree Deakins for a quick summary of what has already transpired in the first 2 months of the new Administration and our predictions on what might (quickly or slowly) unfold in the labor and employment law space. 

This interactive discussion will help you better prepare your organization’s legal strategy for what’s to come!

First hour: New Requirements Bring New Expectations

From the persistence of COVID-19 to the prospects of a vaccine to the change in administration, managing safety and health is at the forefront of the American workplace in 2021. Requirements and expectations of employers change daily. The first hour of this session will survey critical current issues in workplace safety and health, discuss how employers may best prepare themselves to meet these challenges, and will summarize and forecast changes on the horizon with the new Presidential administration.

Second hour: Employee Mental Health: A Must-Have Workplace Safety Factor

In-house counsel and human resource professionals face increasing challenges related to the mental and emotional wellbeing of their organization’s workforce. Your workers are dealing with stress, fear, anxiety, depression and substance use every single day. A focus on employee mental health drives engagement, creativity, productivity and collaboration, among so many other factors. Depression costs employers an estimated $44 billion each year in lost productivity and according to the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Our presenters will provide and review sample policies and workplace program ideas, and will discuss practical actions an employer can take to support and improve employee mental health.

This program will provide an update and the current state of play in employment –based immigration.  It will address the new administration’s legislative and regulatory priorities.

 

Dentons, in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel Ontario Chapter, will host a virtual panel to discuss the latest updates regarding workplace-related concerns during the pandemic. As Ontario begins to rollout vaccines across the province, the next question you may receive from your business is 'What's next for getting back in the workplace?' to mitigate the long-term issues of working remotely. While part of your workforce may be eager to rebalance the boundaries between work expectations and home life, remote work may continue for some, even as others return to the workplace.

Join Dentons' Employment and Labour group for a 90-minute webinar to unpack the latest workplace concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear an in-house perspective to tackling these issues head-on and what else the Dentons' national group has heard from clients across Ontario and Canada.

This webinar will cover:

  • Latest on Ontario lockdowns
  • Employment issues around vaccinations
  • Long-term effects of remote working
  • Blurring the boundaries between work and home life
  • Addressing COVID-19 dismissals

This session will leave ample time at the end for a Q&A forum to answer as many of your questions as possible. We hope you can join us!

This program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of Substantive CPD credit under the Law Society of Ontario's mandatory CPD Regime.

This event is free of charge and open to in-house counsel who are practicing lawyers and are current members of a provincial law society; however, you must RSVP to attend. Please RSVP by no later than Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

ACC Ontario reserves the right to review all registrations for eligibility. In-house counsel must be ACC members or meet ACC membership eligibility. Please click here for further details.

Note: All instructions and information on how to access the webinar will be sent by email in advance of the program.

Questions? Please email us.

As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available and efforts are underway to increase dissemination, employers are considering whether to require employees to be vaccinated in order to be present on company property. This presentation addresses key issues regarding a mandatory workplace vaccine program or policy in the context of both federal and California law.

 

Employment Law Considerations for International NGOs
Izak C. Rosenfeld, Esq., Alanna Fichtel, and Nicholas Tonckens, Access Now
20 pages

The purpose of this article is to highlight the key issues any international non-government organization (NGO) should consider when evaluating their international employment needs, considering expansion into a new region/jurisdiction, or in any other context where employment law may arise.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Nonprofit Organizations, Employment and Labor
Region: Global
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
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