Employment Law Basics:  Understanding the Essentials

 

Overview:

As a member of the RCSA and your recognition as a professional recruiter you are legally obligated to comply with all aspects of Australian employment law and ensure your employees can work comfortably in a safe and secure environment – free of bullying, discrimination, and harassment.

Complying with employment law is no joke, being compliant is not only good business practice but foremost enables recruiters to be confidant and handle conversations had  with clients and candidates.  The objective of this plan to learn program is to ensure recruiters know their responsibilities across the following basics:
 

• National Employment Standards (NES): The national minimum wage and the NES make up the minimum entitlements for employees in Australia.
• Modern Awards/Agreements: is a document which sets out the minimum terms and conditions of employment on top of the National Employment Standards (NES).
• Employment Contracts including calculating rates of pay
  
  Please note: Session Time 1.00PM - 4.00PM AEST*
  
  

  Learning Outcomes:

  • NES: who is covered and what makes up the NES
  • Modern Awards:  what is a modern award, who is covered, when modern awards don't apply & keeping up to date and understand how common Award clauses apply to on-hire employment
  • Employment Contracts: conditions set out in your contracts and the broader conditions that may affect what on-hire workers 

  Meet the facilitator: Nicole Visedo

  Nicole Visedo, FCB Group - Senior Workplace Relations Consultant
  
  FCB Workplace law is Australia's leading workplace relations law firm and their expertise in employment law is unparalleled.  FCB specialise in employment law and their specialist employment lawyers can advise on the full spectrum of employment law issues that may arise.

  Who Should Attend:

  • New Business owners 
  • Recruitment Consultants new to the industry
  • Experienced Consultants who may need a refresher

  Delivery:

  • Interactive and engaging 3-hour video workshop delivery using Zoom
  • In-session discussions and open Q&A with a Workplace Senior Consultant
  • References to recent case studies

  Booking Terms & Conditions:

  • Video Workshops are not recorded and any no-shows will be deemed non-refundable
  • The event is governed by the RCSA Booking Terms & Condition

  For More Information:

  RCSA Learning & Development
  Members within Australia call 1300 727 504
  Members within New Zealand call toll free + 0800 441 904
  E: [email protected]

RCSA Learning and Development Partner: ELMO



ELMO (ASX:ELO) is Australia and New Zealand’s only integrated cloud HR, payroll and rostering / time & attendance solution. ELMO is ISO 27001:2013 certified and our UTS partnership affirms our solutions are at the forefront of predictive analytics. We provide innovative technology to more than 1500 organisations across APAC, helping them to manage, engage, and inspire their people from one platform, with a single dashboard, and reporting suite.