In this video presentation, Michael Harmer, Chairman & Senior Team Leader, Harmers Workplace Lawyers, provides an overview of the workplace relations landscape leading up to the 2016 Federal election.
Sophie Redmond, Executive Counsel & Team Leader, Harmers Workplace Lawyers, then discusses the often vexed issue of how to properly manage employees with extended absences from the workplace or continuous periods of sick leave due to illness or injury. Sophie outlines the legal exposures that can arise for employers in terms of disability discrimination, general protections provisions, breach of contract issues, as well as the interaction with workers compensation legislation. Sophie provides a practical framework of steps for employers to take when managing ill and injured employees focused on a preventative approach to minimise legal exposure.