HR Fundamentals Part 4: Managing ill and injured workers

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HR Fundamentals Part 4: Managing ill and injured workers

In Part 4 of our HR Fundamentals series, we'll take you through key recommendations and guidance for the management of ill & injured workers

By Ai Group

Date and time

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM PST

Location

Online

About this event

Managing ill and injured workers requires an understanding of various obligations. These arise from State and Federal legislation and (possibly) industrial instruments and employment contracts.

Employers need to be confident that steps taken are consistent with applicable Workers’ Compensation legislation and appropriately manage risks under the Fair Work Act and State WH&S legislation, as well as the risk of claims of disability discrimination under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).

This includes an assessment of preliminary considerations such as whether the injury or illness is work-related, the impact of the injury on the worker’s capacity to perform the work, the extent of the incapacity, supporting medical evidence and whether the incapacity is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. As well, if the injury or illness may be work-related, whether a workers’ compensation claim has been made and if so whether it has been accepted.

If termination of employment is being considered, key factors include statutory limitations on dismissing employees, identification of the inherent requirements of the job, relevant medical evidence regarding capacity and prognosis, and possible reasonable adjustments.

This webinar will provide key recommendations and practical guidance on the relevant legislative framework, the steps that should and should not be taken, as well as case studies highlighting where employers have got it right and not-so-right – and what the implications can be.

The webinar will also provide an opportunity for participants to ask questions before and during the session.

This webinar is ideal for HR managers, HR staff at all levels and operational staff who manage employees and are responsible for addressing and deciding on suitable approaches and measures for managing ill and injured workers.

Organised by

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is Australia's peak industry association. Acting on behalf of business for 150 years, we are the country's only truly national employers' organisation.

 

Ai Group represents the interests of more than 60,000 businesses employing more than 1 million staff. Our longstanding involvement with diverse industry sectors including manufacturing, construction, transport, labour hire, mining services, defence, airlines and ICT means we are genuinely representative of Australian industry.

 

With more than 250 staff in offices across NSW, QLD, SA, VIC and WA, we have the resources and the expertise to meet the changing needs of our members. We provide the practical information, advice and assistance you need to run your business more effectively.

 

Ai Group also offers members a voice at all levels of government through our policy leadership and influence. Our deep experience of industrial relations and workplace law positions Ai Group as the leading advocate on behalf of enterprises large and small across Australia.

 

We intrinsically appreciate the challenges facing industry and remain at the cutting edge of policy debate and legislative change – and strategic business management.

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