The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is already significantly impacting Australian workplaces.

Harmers Workplace Lawyers is offering a complimentary webinar to assist human resources, legal counsel, risk and senior executives to prepare to deal with existing and future challenges on their workplaces. 

Formed in 1996, Harmers Workplace Lawyers is one of Australia’s largest employment and industrial law practices with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The firm focuses on innovative, high quality problem solving and a preventive approach to law across all areas of employment and industrial law.

What’s covered in the webinar?

• An introduction to the Coronavirus and its potential impact on Australian workplaces.
• Your rights and obligations as the operators of business.
• Rights and obligations of employees, contractors, customers and others coming into contact with your business.
• Developing a Risk Management Plan for your business.
• Change managing the introduction of your Risk Management Plan consistent with Australian workplace law.
• Practical steps, trips and traps.
• A brief case study.
• Questions – which will be discussed by our panel during the webinar.

The webinar will be presented on Monday 16 March between 12pm – 1:30pm AEST. Register here. 

More from The Business Conversation:

COVID-19 puts continuity planning, supply chain issues and staff travel under the spotlight

CPA offers tips for small business amid Coronavirus disruption

Victorian businesses offered free access to Victorian Chamber services to combat coronavirus and bushfire crises