The Workplace Mental Health, Ill Employees, Absenteeism and RTW Management Masterclass

Topics

• Essential updates of onemployers’ legal obligations and compliance risks
• Expert advice on hownew cases clarify various legal requirements
• How to deal withsuspected "sickies" and the investigation process
• Practical strategies to avoid liabilitiesassociated with managing ill, injured or chronically absent employees, for instance: Managing long term absenteeism, dismissal for medical incapacity, performance management and gathering medical information
• Guided steps todesign and implement successful return-to-work and rehabilitation processes
• What you should doif the employee refuses to co-operate
• Analyseimplications of governing legislation and avoid legal pitfalls e.g. discrimination, adverse action, unfair dismissal, privacy law
• Redefineemployers’ key responsibilities to manage ill and injured employees in a lawful manner
• Proven strategies formanaging long-term employee absence
• Leverage onrecent case law and crucial decisions – and what these mean for employers
• Examinevarious considerations before terminating employment relationship on medical grounds
• Design and implement afair and lawful investigation process when dealing with suspected ‘sickies’
• Understand howmedical information should be gathered and used in a lawful manner
• Measures to accommodate an employee’s injury duringperformance management processes
• Review and reinforce successfulreturn-to-work and rehabilitation processes
• Best practice approaches and mediation techniques to handle an discrimination, adverse action or unfair dismissal claim

Who should Attend

Senior attendees with responsibilities in:

• Workplace/ Employment Relations
• Human Resources
• Workplace Health and Safety
• Industrial Relations
• Return-to-Work and Rehabilitation
• Managing ill employees or absenteeism
• Injury Management
• People and Culture
• Remuneration, Compensation & Benefits
• Learning & Development
• Labour & Employment Law
• In-House Legal Counsel
• Union / Employee Advocacy Groups
• Regulatory Affairs & Compliance