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APTIA will hold its first National Industrial Relations Workshop on tuesday, the 2nd July 2013 at the Moonee Valley Racecourse and titled “Employing People under the Fair Work System”.
The IR Sessions will commence at 10.30am in the Meeting Place on the first floor of the BusVIc Bus Expo and Maintenance Conference, includes lunch and access to all other exhibits. The Seminar concludes at 2.30pm.
The Seminar is targeted for all APTIA members, especially to all IR and HR managers, who want to understand from the source how to navigate the Fair Work System.
Click on the PDF below to access the Seminar Brochure as well as Registration Form:
APTIA National IR Seminar Brochure (554 KB)
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Hon Senator Eric Abetz, Minister for Workplace Relations |
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Bernadette O’Neill, General Manger of the Fair Work Commission |
Bernadette O’Neill was appointed General Manager of Fair Work Commission on 24 February 2012. Prior to her appointment as Acting General Manager, she held the position of Director within Fair Work Australia’s Unfair Dismissals Branch.
Bernadette has more than twenty years’ experience in workplace relations. Before joining the Fair Work Commission in 2009 she held various senior positions within the Victorian Government, and represented the Victorian Government in the development of the Fair Work legislation, including Victoria’s referral of powers to the Commonwealth. Bernadette has overseen with the President of the FWC, Justice Iain Ross reforms to the FWC and will outline the basis of the ‘Future Directions’ program upon which the FWC has embarked.
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Nikki Brouwers, Managing Director of the Interact Group |
Nikki is the President of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association of NSW and a board member of National Employment Services Association. She recently served as member of the NSW’s Workers Compensation and Work Health and Safety Council, providing expert technical and operational advice to the Minister for Finance and Services.
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Maria Capati, Senior Associate, Piper Alderman, solicitors |
In early 2011, one of her clients, Brisbane Bus Lines experienced a situation which all bus operators dread, a death of an employee in their work place. What followed was over a year and a half of grief, stress and a WHSQ prosecution for the death of that employee. Throughout the WHSQ prosecution, the WH&S processes and training were closely scrutinised and the management team heavily investigated. Maria’s job was to ensure that Brisbane Bus Lines were prepared and ready, and that they were able to create better WH&S practices to ensure that such a tragic situation would not occur again. Maria will outline in her presentation those experiences which may assist the industry in the future.
Click on the PDF below to access the Seminar Brochure as well as Registration Form:
APTIA National IR Seminar Brochure (554 KB)
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Click on the PDFs below to read APTIA's submissions:
APTIA Submission -Fair Work Bill 2013 (507 KB)
APTIA Submission -HR Standing Committee (283 KB)
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