Description
Note: this webinar is the second of a two part Employment Law series.
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Confidently tackle performance issues, misconduct, and medical incapacity with clear, lawful processes that protect your workplace and minimise risk
Many employers will need to manage problems like poor performers, misconduct, or medical incapacity at some stage.
Navigating these processes can be complex. It’s critical that you follow correct legal steps to avoid costly mistakes.
This webinar will equip you with the knowledge and practical strategies to handle disciplinary issues and terminations lawfully and effectively.
Learn how to manage common challenges like poor performance, misconduct, and medical incapacity, while ensuring compliance with employment law.
Discover the correct procedures for issuing warnings, conducting disciplinary processes, and making lawful decisions to end employment.
Gain insights into managing employment relationship problems through the complaints and grievance process.
Key takeaways
Join us in this essential webinar as we explore:
- Employer’s duties: good faith and the test of justification
- Managing poor performance through formal processes
- Differentiating between poor performance and misconduct
- Investigating misconduct, including external investigations
- Conducting fair disciplinary processes and dismissals
- Managing medical incompatibility and frequent absenteeism
- Giving notice and ending employment
- Resolving employment relationship problems and personal grievances
Our employment lawyer Julia Shallcrass will provide expert insights on ending employment relationships and managing problems.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This webinar equips you with practical tools to navigate employment disciplinary processes and resolve workplace issues effectively, including:
- Employer obligations when managing employment matters
- Handling formal performance management processes
- Conducting disciplinary investigations and dismissals
- Managing medical incapacity cases
- Giving notice and ending employment correctly
- Resolving employment relationship problems and personal grievances
SUITED TO
This webinar is a practical guide for new employment law practitioners, professional advisors (accountants and lawyers), and managers or administrators responsible for leading teams or advising clients on employment matters.
Ideal for professionals in their first five years of practice or anyone new to employment law, and a practical refresher for experienced practitioners.
PRESENTER
Julia Shallcrass, Director, KiwiBoss
Julia is an employment and privacy lawyer with over 17 years of experience in legal education. As founder of KiwiBoss, she helps HR professionals, managers, and leaders navigate workplace challenges while ensuring compliance with employment laws. Known for her practical and engaging training style, Julia delivers in-house and public courses both virtually and across New Zealand. KiwiBoss training helps participants develop clear, actionable strategies for improving productivity. She’s also an employment columnist for the NZ Herald and was named one of NZ Lawyer’s Elite Women in 2024 for her contributions to the profession. To explore KiwiBoss training opportunities and stay updated on upcoming courses and webinars, visit kiwiboss.co.nz.