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AUCKLAND/
TÄ€MAKI MAKAURAU
23-25 September
Welcome to the
HR Law Masterclass Conference
To help you keep track of the latest employment regulations, and reduce financial and reputational risk, New Zealand’s leading bi-annual HR Law Masterclass Conference returns in September 2024.
Brought to you by Employment Law Matters, the 17th HR Law Masterclass Conference will cover all the complexity of HR risks that businesses are facing today.
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Attend to ensure compliance for your business, hear the latest HR legal insights from expert lawyers, and benefit from recent case law examples, interactive roundtable discussions and practical advice on the complex and time consuming HR challenges occurring in the workplace today.
What will be covered?
Manage personal grievances and how to effectively engage in negotiations
Learn step-by-step approaches to ensure accuracy and fairness when navigating performance-related conflicts
Reform on health and safety law and regulations
Discuss the Employment Relations Authority: What is it and how does it work?
Manage mental health and wellbeing, psychosocial hazards in a hybrid environment
Identify and triage bullying, harassment, inappropriate workplace conduct and sexual harassment risks  
Comply with the Holidays Act and address policies around parental leave and flexible working 
Manage evolving working arrangements, pay equity and contract workers 
Reasons to Attend:
• Cover all key employment law/HR risk topics and legislative updates
• Receive practical advice and insights, clear and informative take-aways
• Hear from and engage with leading legal experts
• Gain clarity on managing your key HR risk issues, and reducing liabilities
• Refresh your approaches to employment relations by adopting the right HR processes
• Reduce the impact of contentious situations at your workplace
• Review case law references and lessons learned
• Real learning outcomes and a workbook for easy reference when back in the office
WORKSHOP A
This one-day masterclass is a fundamental for HR professionals who manage employment relations issues. This masterclass will focus on the justification needed and the process you need to follow to justify decisions from a performance management, misconduct, serious misconduct or restructuring process. Many will know that sometimes you can run the best process in the world and the employee may raise a personal grievance. This masterclass will also give HR professionals a good understanding of the personal grievance process in New Zealand and potential outcomes to it.
Workshop A Facilitator:
Gwen Drewitt
Special Counsel
Lane Neave
WORKSHOP B
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This workshop will take an in-depth look at unique factors influencing investigations - the seriousness of allegations, complexities of complaints, and consequences of failing to investigate. Then, how do you conduct an investigation, determine scope, ensure appropriate terms of reference are defined and adhered to, and set expectations of people involved in investigation processes. 
Additionally you, as the Investigator, need to ensure the investigation is procedurally fair, that independence is assured, that there is transparency, standards of proof, and that evidence is dealt with appropriately.    
Workshop B Facilitator:
Joseph Harrop
Senior Associate
Lane Neave
Highly recommend this course for anyone in the HR space - plenty to learn even for the most seasoned professional. A great overview of everything employment law related.
Human Resources Advisor, Top Energy Limited
Who Should Attend?
From cross-industry and government.
Heads of
People and
Culture
Heads
of Talent
Management
Heads of HR
Senior
Operational
Management
People and
Capability
Manager
