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2012 seminars for employers, managers and human resource professionals BOOK TRAINING NOW TO BEAT FEE INCREASE We are now offering you the opportunity to book training at our current rates before new fees take effect on 1 July 2012. After many years at the same rate, we need to raise the fees for our popular seminar program in order to cover increased costs. However if you book before 1 July 2012, you will be charged at the old rate for all seminars this year. More information about this opportunity.... Please contact the Manager Education Services on (02) 9268 5520 if you have any queries, or email ADB_Education_Seminars@agd.nsw.gov.au. Anti-Discrimination Board seminar program The Anti-Discrimination Board runs seminars to assist employers, managers and human resource professionals to understand and implement anti-discrimination law, prevent bullying and harassment, handle grievances and manage diversity in the workplace. Seminars are run in Sydney and Newcastle. The Board has unique expertise in administering anti-discrimination law and extensive experience in providing training to the public, business and community sectors. We can clearly explain the interaction between state and federal laws and have the most up-to-date information about discrimination cases and complaints. In 2012 we are offering our usual comprehensive range of seminars including three new sessions on social media, sexual harassment and age discrimination. Our training team Seminars You can download the seminar brochure and registration form here. You need to print the registration form and fax, post or email it to us - you cannot register online. The seminars are also described below. ADB seminars 2012 (PDF - 430 Kb) New seminars Sexual harassment - it's your business The challenge of social media Managing age diversity Continuing seminars Grievance handling skills Grievance management and resolution skills Skills training for Contact Officers Contact Officers Refresher EEO recruitment and employment practices Policy development Bullying and harassment prevention Psychiatric disabilities in the workplace Case law update Sexual harassment - it's your business Preventing sexual harassment and improving workplace culture Sexual harassment continues to be an issue in the workplace, and recent high-profile cases have involved large settlements and considerable adverse publicity for employers. However there is still confusion about what constitutes sexual harassment and how it should be dealt with. This seminar looks at employers’ obligation to provide a safe, harassment-free work environment. It explains the various forms of sexual harassment, examines the implications of recent legal cases and looks at strategies to prevent sexual harassment and improve workplace cultures. Learning Outcomes to understand individual and organisational liability to identify verbal and non-verbal behaviours that could be sexual harassment to examine a range of sexual harassment cases and settlements to develop strategies for healthy workplace cultures Cost: $319 Time: 9am-1pm (half day) Includes: morning tea, course materials Sydney: 30 October (nb: date changed); Newcastle: 29 August The challenge of social media Avoiding the risks of discrimination and harassment Social media is revolutionising the way people communicate, and for organisations it can be a valuable tool for marketing, networking and recruitment. However using social media blurs the line between our professional and personal lives, and this can carry risks for employers. This seminar will look at how employers should address social media use both within and outside the workplace to prevent discrimination and harassment, as well as addressing other issues involved. It gives an overview of relevant legislation and recent high-profile cases, and considers risk control to reduce liability for employers. Learning Outcomes: to understand what social media is and how its use could lead to discrimination or harassment in the workplace to review trends, recent case studies and case law to examine risk control and reasonable steps to avoid liability Cost: $319 Time: 9am-1pm (half day) Includes: morning tea, course materials Sydney: 9 August Please bring along any policies your organisation has developed in this area, particularly a social media policy. Managing age diversity The benefits of an age-diverse workforce An ageing workforce presents both challenges and opportunities for employers. Negative stereotyping of older employees can result in a workforce that is short on numbers, skills, knowledge and experience. Avoiding discrimination against older workers will enable you to reap the benefits of an age-diverse workforce. This seminar is designed to ensure that both employees and employers are aware of their rights and responsibilities in relation to age discrimination. It will consider relevant legislation and case studies, using interactive exercises to promote engagement and learning. Learning Outcomes: to identify the benefits of recruiting and retaining older workers to apply EEO principles to include older workers to recognise unlawful age discrimination to prevent stereotyping, discrimination, harassment and bullying of older workers Cost: $319 Time: 9am-1pm (half day) Includes: morning tea, course materials Sydney: 7 June (nb: date changed) Grievance handling skills How to successfully manage the grievance process There is a legal obligation for managers and supervisors who handle grievances to ensure that the process is transparent and fair to all parties. Failure to manage a grievance effectively creates additional problems and may also result in an employer being held liable if a complaint is made outside the organisation. This course is ideal for those who wish to cover the key skills in a one day course. Learning outcomes: to understand the principles of grievance handling to develop skills in dealing with complainants, respondents and witnesses to manage a grievance investigation fairly Cost: $632.50 Time: 9am – 5pm (full day) Includes: morning and afternoon tea, lunch, course materials Sydney: 22 May; 22 August; 15 November; Newcastle: 29 March To do this course, your organisation must have a grievance procedure. Please bring your organisation's grievance procedure and EEO policies to this seminar, if you have them. Grievance management and resolution skills How to handle grievances successfully This course is a more detailed program than the one day Grievance handling skills course (above). It provides greater focus on specific interpersonal and procedural skills and is ideal for those who are new to the process of grievance handling. Learning outcomes to understand the characteristics of a good grievance policy to apply the principles of grievance handling to resolve grievances to manage the stages of a fact-finding investigation to acquire interviewing skills to identify appropriate record-keeping processes To do this course, your organisation must have a grievance procedure. Cost: $1,166 Time: 9am – 5pm (two days) Includes: morning and afternoon tea, lunch, course materials Sydney: 5/6 June; 23-24 October; Newcastle: 27-28 November Please bring your organisation's grievance procedure and EEO policies to this seminar, if you have them. Skills training for Contact Officers How to advise and support co-workers who have a grievance Contact Officers are an essential part of any grievance procedure. They are trained to provide advice and support to other staff to help resolve workplace problems using the company’s grievance procedure. They can create greater confidence in the grievance procedure and contribute towards positive workplace relations. Learning outcomes to perform the role of Contact Officer to advise staff on their rights, responsibilities and the grievance procedure to provide support and options to co-workers who have a grievance To do this course your organisation must have a fully developed grievance procedure incorporating Contact Officers. Cost: $632.50 Time: 9am – 5pm (full day) Includes morning and afternoon tea, lunch, course materials Sydney: 29 March; 16 August, 13 November Please bring your organisation's grievance procedure and EEO policies to this seminar, if you have them. Contact Officers refresher Updating your knowledge and discussing your experience Suitable for Contact Officers who have been trained and have been performing their role for a time, this seminar provides an update on changes to legislation and latest cases and an opportunity to discuss the challenges they have faced. Learning outcomes to identify recent changes in the law to apply the principles and guidelines developed in recent case law to review their own role within their organisations and the challenges they have faced to renew their confidence and commitment Cost: $319 Time: 9am – 1pm (halfday) Includes morning tea, course materials Sydney: 20 June; 16 October; Newcastle: 9 May Please bring your organisation's grievance procedure and EEO policies to this seminar, if you have them. EEO recruitment and employment practices Implementing the law on discrimination and harassment This seminar looks at the practicalities of ensuring that you have an equal employment opportunity workplace. We’ll start with drawing up job specifications and advertisements, finish with non-discriminatory termination and consider everything in between, with a focus on practical strategies to adopt in your own workplace. Learning outcomes to apply best practice to all aspects of recruitment to balance anti-discrimination and OH&S requirements to develop strategies to ensure that all staff understand their responsibilities and can comply with anti-discrimination legislation and case law. to deal effectively with EEO disputes and concerns. to identify the impact of anti-discrimination law on the termination of employment. Cost: $632.50 Time: 9am – 5pm (full day) Includes: morning and afternoon tea, lunch, course materials Sydney: 27 June; 8 November; Newcastle: 14 June Please bring your organisation's grievance procedure and EEO policies to this seminar, if you have them Policy development Improving your policies and procedures Policies and procedures on equal employment opportunity, discrimination and harassment are critical for defining the rights and responsibilities of all participants in a workplace. This seminar will enable you to review your organisation’s policies and enhance their effectiveness. Learning outcomes to identify why organisations need policy documents for an EEO management system. to determine what these policies should contain. to examine case law where policies have been an element in determining an organisation’s liability for unlawful behaviours. to review your organisation’s policies and identify potential improvements. to devise strategies to motivate all staff to follow policy requirements. Cost: $319 Time: 9am – 1pm (half day) Includes: morning tea, course materials Sydney: 10 May; 17 Oct Please bring your organisation's grievance procedure and EEO policies to this seminar, if you have them Bullying and harassment prevention Make systemic changes in your organisation Your organisation is required to take all reasonable steps to prevent harassment in the workplace. This seminar examines practical strategies to identify and manage harassment and bullying issues, explore legal obligations and effect organisational change. Learning outcomes to identify high risk behaviours that may lead to harassment and bullying to be aware of barriers to systemic change to take the steps required to prevent harassment and bullying and how to implement them to develop practical strategies to change workplace and management culture Cost: $319 Time: 9am – 1pm (half day) Includes: morning tea, course materials Sydney: 8 May; 1 August, 1 November Psychiatric disabilities in the workplace Strategies for managing people with psychiatric disabilities This seminar looks at the features of the most common psychiatric disabilities such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression. It focuses on the issues relating to EEO, discrimination and harassment, disclosure of disability and conduct within the workplace. Learning outcomes to acquire knowledge of some features of psychiatric disabilities to develop strategies to ensure that legal obligations in terms of psychiatric disability are fulfilled to balance the rights of the employee with a psychiatric disability with the rights and needs of other employees and the organisation to develop skills for taking action to prevent discrimination and harassment of people with psychiatric disabilities Cost: $319 Time: 9am-1pm (half day) Includes: morning tea, course materials Sydney: 24 May; 6 November; Newcastle: 18 October Case law update Recent important cases – how courts are interpreting the law There have been a number of significant recent legal decisions where an employer has been found liable for discrimination or harassment. For example, the courts have commented on the failure of employers to consider a range of options to accommodate disabilities or carers’ responsibilities. This seminar looks at recent cases in a range of areas. Learning outcomes: to discuss the implications of various disability discrimination decisions to apply court interpretations of anti-discrimination laws to examine a range of harassment and bullying cases to gain awareness of the impact of decisions on a range of specific employment issues such as redundancy and recruitment Cost: $319 Time: 9am-1pm (half day) Includes: morning tea, course materials Sydney: 7 June; 21 November; Newcastle: 30 May Contact Us Back to Training index

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