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International Women’s Day Panel Discussion with Justitia Connect: “Building Support Networks – How to Thrive as an Outlier” – March 2022
At our first Justitia Connect event for 2022, we gathered with leading professionals in various industries to participate in an interactive discussion about gender’s intersection with career building. In celebration of International Women’s Day, we welcomed Xara Tran, Sonja Horbelt, and Julia Mason to share their experiences building support networks and forging paths in male dominated industries.
Insights into the Fair Work Commission’s new sexual harassment jurisdiction
On 16 March 2022, the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria held an event with Fair Work Commissioner McKinnon to learn more about the Fair Work Commission’s (Commission) new sexual harassment jurisdiction. Commissioner McKinnon is the Deputy National Practice Lead for the Commission’s bullying and sexual harassment jurisdiction.
Has sexual harassment prevention reached a tipping point in the legal profession?
Recent high profile investigations and allegations of proven sexual harassment involving Australian judicial officers, and the public responses from the women at the helm of our superior courts, Chief Justices Kiefel and Ferguson, combined with the advocacy from leaders such as Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, have helped put sexual harassment well and truly on the agenda for the legal profession.
Victorian Women Lawyers Spotlight – Magda Marciniak
Justitia partner, Magda Marciniak has been mentoring young women for many years. She was asked by Victorian Women Lawyers about this and explained that to her, mentoring means...
Evolve Communities and Indigenous cultural awareness raising – Interview with Carla Rogers and Aunty Munya of Evolve Communities – March 2022
Carla, a non-Indigenous learning designer, and Aunty Munya, an Aboriginal Elder, met in 2011 while working together on a Community Engagement project in remote Western Australia. They knew right away that they shared the same values and vision of a kinder, more inclusive Australia. A value many of us share and that resonates with Justitia!
Starting 2022
Whilst we are off to a flying start, there remains much uncertainty to navigate. How do we transition back to a hybrid workplace and support our team against a very different COVID landscape? How do we foster a positive workplace culture in light of the toll of the last two years?
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Episode
Navigating an increase in general protections claims
Jess Toop joins Jerome Doraisamy as she discusses the current state of general protections claims, why these claims are on the rise, what current applications are looking like, how AI is being used in the preparation of claims, and the broader impact these developments are having on employers, businesses, and employment lawyers. The conversation also explores how the Fair Work Commission is responding, how workplace behaviours and risk management strategies are shifting, and what employers should be watching closely moving forward.
Business Essentials Daily Podcast
A change to casual employment rules
The federal government is considering amending the definition of a casual employee. This will have significant impacts on employers and how they use casual staff in their workforce, as well as what defines a suitable casual contracted employee.
Justitia Senior Associate, Janet Tan joins Chris Ashmore on the Business Essentials Daily podcast where she discusses the potential penalties if employees are misclassified.
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Episode
Why part-time lawyering works for me
Meg Crawford joins Jerome Doraisamy as she shares her experience on what her three-day working week set-up looks like and how she makes it work with her firm, changing views on what it means to be a legal professional, how those coming through the ranks can explore part-time working arrangements with their employers if they have other pursuits in mind, shaking off traditional mindsets of the volume of work required of lawyers, and how she feels optimistic about the sustainability of her more holistic approach to her career.
VLGA Connect Podcast Episode
Workplace Investigations and………Workplace Investigations
Sarah Rey joins Steve Cooper at Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) as they discuss all you need to know about workplace investigations- the common dynamics, breaking down the steps, legal privilege and confidentiality, some recurring mis-steps, essential ingredients and life after the investigation’s conclusion.