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HRINZ Webinar Programme 2012

HRINZ is proud to introduce a programme of Webinars as a regular feature of our membership. These will be offered alongside the other Professional Development opportunities already available.



Key Employment Cases

Date: Wednesday 22 February 12.00-1.00pm
Presenters: Nikki Van der Sluis and Elizabeth Coats (Bell Gully)

Webinar Information:
This seminar will look back and explore the key employment cases from 2011 and provide a summary of the key messages to take away from 2011.

Presenter Information:
Nikki is an intermediate solicitor, specialising in employment law. Nikki has experience representing employers at mediation and as junior counsel in the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and District Court. She advises on all areas of employment law, including dismissal and performance management, redundancy processes, restraints of trade, privacy and corporate restructurings. She is also involved in advising and representing employers on all aspects of health and safety in the workplace, including Department of Labour prosecutions.

Liz is an intermediate level litigator, specialising in employment law. She has experience representing several employers at mediation and in the Employment Relations Authority, and as junior counsel in the Employment Court. She provides advice regarding a wide range of HR issues including personal grievances, restraints of trade, employee investigations, redundancy and performance issues, and negotiated exits. She is also involved in advising corporate clients regarding employment issues arising from corporate restructurings.

Registration Fees:

HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Avoiding Discrimination

Date: Wednesday 14 March 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Nikki Van der Sluis and Elizabeth Coats (Bell Gully)

Webinar Information:
The Human Rights Act and the Employment Relations Act prohibit discrimination on a number of grounds, including sex, marital status, religious belief, colour, race, ethnic or national origins, disability, age, political opinion, employment status, family status, sexual orientation and union membership.

This webinar will look at the main types of discrimination and examine practical ways of avoiding falling foul of the law, including during recruitment, promotion interviews, redundancies and disciplinary investigations.


Presenter Information:
Nikki is an intermediate solicitor, specialising in employment law. Nikki has experience representing employers at mediation and as junior counsel in the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and District Court. She advises on all areas of employment law, including dismissal and performance management, redundancy processes, restraints of trade, privacy and corporate restructurings. She is also involved in advising and representing employers on all aspects of health and safety in the workplace, including Department of Labour prosecutions.


Registration Fees:
HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Investigating Misconduct

Date: Wednesday 4 April 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: TBC

Webinar Information:
It can sometimes be all too easy to jump to conclusions when faced with a misconduct issue. However, no matter how clear cut a situation may seem, the law requires employers to conduct thorough investigations and follow a fair process before imposing a disciplinary sanction. This is because a seemingly black and white situation often has shades of grey when examined more closely.

This webinar will present a step by step guide of how to investigate allegations of misconduct, using real life examples.

Presenter Information: TBC

Registration Fees:
HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Effective Safety Engagement Techniques

Seven "Out of the Box" Fun and Interactive Tools to Promote Your Employees Involvement in Health & Safety.

Date: Wednesday 18 April 12.00-1.00pm
Presenters: Mark Taylor (Safety Matters (NZ) Ltd

Webinar Information:
Tools include:

  • Lateral Thinking
  • Safety Bingo
  • Safety Advocates
  • Games & Quizes
  • Pictures and Posters
  • The Safety Barometer
  • Active Listening Techniques

Presenter Information:
Mark Taylor is a well renowned international health and safety professional, who has over twenty years experience in a wide range of industrial sectors around the world.

In New Zealand he has worked for over one hundred companies including Transpower, Fulton Hogan, Fletcher Construction, Westpac, Hamilton City Council, Apata + many others.

His company has delivered hundreds of courses which focus on compliance based health and safety topics, but he specialises in Behavioural Safety, as approximately 88% of all accidents are due to at-risk behaviours.

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Clever HR Communications

Date: Wednesday 16 May 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Angela Atkins MHRINZ

Webinar Information:
In an HR or change manager role, communicating what is happening in your company or with a project is extremely important. But it can be difficult when you have different audiences that you need to reach and only a limited number of ways to get your communications to them! In this webinar, Angela Atkins will share her experiences in how to develop a communications plan for different types of HR or change projects and tips and techniques for getting your message across. She’ll also share the pitfalls she has found can occur and how you can overcome these.

Learning outcomes:

  • How to develop a communications plan for different HR or change projects
  • Understanding when and how to use different mediums
  • Knowing how to avoid pitfalls in your communications plan
  • Understanding how to structure what you say
  • Knowing how to use the appropriate language appropriately to get your message across!


Presenter Information:
Angela Atkins has worked in HR and training for the last 15 years, within retail, local government, financial services and tertiary. Since mid 2007 she has worked for Elephant Training and HR, providing HR support and advice to a number of SME’s and corporates, as well as facilitating in house and public training workshops including Refresh HR and Essential Employment Law. Her whole career has involved communications work and Angela is also the bestselling author of Management Bites and Employment Bites. She believes part of the success of her books is their simple, easy to read style!

Registration Fees:
HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Continuous Improvement of HR

Date: Wednesday 20 June 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Lisa Hunter MHRINZ

Webinar Information:
Does it feel like your logistic or supply chain colleagues are talking a different language when it comes to continuous improvement (CI)? Keen to learn what CI is all about and how you can apply CI to your HR practice? After attending this webinar you will:

  • Have an understanding of key CI principles and terms
  • Be introduced to a 4 step CI approach for making improvements
  • Have some ideas of how you can make sure your HR policies and processes are supporting your organisation’s CI initiatives

Presenter Information:
Lisa Hunter has over 15 years HR experience and worked in senior HR roles within the tertiary and financial services sectors as well as having significant experience as a coach, mentor and facilitator. She has also worked in the telecommunications, advertising and pharmaceutical industries. For the past 3 years she has worked with Elephant Training and HR, and heads up Elephant’s Business Services division, as well as providing HR and Continuous Improvement (CI) advice and support to clients, project managing a range of initiatives and facilitating training on CI, management and HR topics. While working at BNZ she was introduced to Kaizen and moved into a CI role within the HR team. In this role she found she had a real passion for CI and working to make it part of the culture – the way we do things around here. Lisa has a BA in psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma in HR. Her approach is practical and she is passionate about learning and working with managers and individuals to develop their skills and improve how they work.

Registration Fees:

HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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"Could" a Reasonable Employer Dismiss?

Date: Wednesday 4 July 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Carl Blake and Rebecca Rendle, Simpson and Grierson

Webinar Information:
"Could" a fair and reasonable employer dismiss?
This webinar will consider the implications and application of the "could" test for justifying dismissal (and other actions by an employer), which was introduced in April 2011. The session will include an overview of the Angus/McKean v Ports of Auckland cases, as well as an analysis of some recent ERA cases determining what was, and was not, considered to be a justified action on the part of the employer.

Presenter Information:
Carl Blake is a senior associate in the Simpson Grierson's employment law group. He provides strategic advice on all aspects of employment law, including corporate restructures, sales and purchases of businesses, personal grievances, employment agreements and policies, health and safety, human rights and privacy, accident compensation, and collective bargaining.

Carl regularly attends mediations on behalf of employers and has appeared before the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and Court of Appeal. His previous work experience at the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Human Rights Commission, gives Carl a broad understanding of ACC issues affecting employers and compliance issues with legislation, such as the Human Rights Act and Privacy Act.

Rebecca Rendle is an Associate in Simpson Grierson's employment law group.

Rebecca is experienced in advising employers and employees on all aspects of employment law including personal grievances, the Holidays Act, the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act, privacy, medical incapacity, restraints of trade, poor performance and employment agreements and policies. She regularly attends mediation conferences and has contributed to external publications on employment law matters.

Registration Fees:

HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Employment Relationship Refresher

Date: Wednesday 15 August 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Carl Blake and Rebecca Rendle, Simpson and Grierson

Webinar Information:
Refresher on different types of employment relationship:
This webinar will provide a refresher on different types of employment relationship (fixed term, casual, independent contractor, trial periods) and the consequences of getting it wrong. The focus will be on recent case law containing useful guidance from the Employment Court and Employment Relations Authority on casual and fixed term employment and theuse of 90 daytrial periods).


Presenter Information:
Carl Blake is a senior associate in the Simpson Grierson's employment law group. He provides strategic advice on all aspects of employment law, including corporate restructures, sales and purchases of businesses, personal grievances, employment agreements and policies, health and safety, human rights and privacy, accident compensation, and collective bargaining.

Carl regularly attends mediations on behalf of employers and has appeared before the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and Court of Appeal. His previous work experience at the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Human Rights Commission, gives Carl a broad understanding of ACC issues affecting employers and compliance issues with legislation, such as the Human Rights Act and Privacy Act.

Rebecca Rendle is an Associate in Simpson Grierson's employment law group.

Rebecca is experienced in advising employers and employees on all aspects of employment law including personal grievances, the Holidays Act, the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act, privacy, medical incapacity, restraints of trade, poor performance and employment agreements and policies. She regularly attends mediation conferences and has contributed to external publications on employment law matters.

Registration Fees:

HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Employment Relationships with Senior Employees

Date: Wednesday 19 September 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Carl Blake and Rebecca Rendle, Simpson and Grierson

Webinar Information:
A harmonious and collaborative working relationship between an employer and its most senior employees is absolutely vital to a business' success. This webinar will cover issues that commonly arise in employment relationships with senior employees and practical guidance on how to deal with them. For example restraints of trade and their enforceability, notice periods and garden leave, no fault termination clauses and negotiated exits.

Presenter Information:
Carl Blake is a senior associate in the Simpson Grierson's employment law group. He provides strategic advice on all aspects of employment law, including corporate restructures, sales and purchases of businesses, personal grievances, employment agreements and policies, health and safety, human rights and privacy, accident compensation, and collective bargaining.

Carl regularly attends mediations on behalf of employers and has appeared before the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and Court of Appeal. His previous work experience at the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Human Rights Commission, gives Carl a broad understanding of ACC issues affecting employers and compliance issues with legislation, such as the Human Rights Act and Privacy Act.

Rebecca Rendle is an Associate in Simpson Grierson's employment law group.

Rebecca is experienced in advising employers and employees on all aspects of employment law including personal grievances, the Holidays Act, the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act, privacy, medical incapacity, restraints of trade, poor performance and employment agreements and policies. She regularly attends mediation conferences and has contributed to external publications on employment law matters.

Registration Fees:

HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Ensuring Life Harmony: Resolving Conflict and Creating Positive Change

Date: Wednesday 3 October 12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Kim Knight, The Art of Health

Webinar Information:
Conflict. What do you think of when you hear that word? How does conflict make you feel? Conflict is inevitable – it’s a normal aspect of human interaction. Conflict arises from unmet needs, unrecognized differences, and difficulties in coping with life changes and challenges. At the heart of every conflict are two people striving for something better. Conflict will exist as long as people work and live together.

This Webinar explores with participants why we react to conflict the way we do, and provides new perspectives around how we approach conflict and can see it in a more positive light.

Presenter Information:
Kim Knight is a health coach, assisting people to recover from chronic health conditions by identifying and resolving the mental and emotional components of dis-ease. She also teaches life strategies for illness prevention and health enhancement so that we can live in our natural state of wellness.

Kim has been studying and working with natural healing since 1989 when she was first diagnosed with clinical depression. Several years later this progressed into chronic fatigue and she was forced to leave work. This started the journey to discover the root causes of these and many other health conditions she was experiencing. Since then she has tried over 150 different therapies and trained in several to professional level.

The Art of Health was founded in 2009 as a progression from Kim's previous health businesses, including the Chi Nei Tsang Clinic and Healing Grace Natural Therapies.

Registration Fees:

HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Say It, Hear It: The Power of Effective Communication

Date: Wednesday 7 November12.00-1.00pm
Presenter: Kim Knight, The Art of Health

Webinar Information:
It may come as a surprise, but communicating with others is the one activity you do more than any other – except for breathing. No doubt there’s plenty of communicating going on in your life. But how effective is it? What results does it get you? Excellent interpersonal communication skills are the most potent career and personal skills you can possess, but just because you have the ability to speak doesn’t mean you are effectively speaking, and your ability to hear doesn’t mean you’re truly hearing what someone else is saying to you.

In this Webinar, you will learn powerful techniques to be a better speaker and listener by discovering more about: What is it that we are really looking for when we communicate with each other? What gets in the way of our communication and how to overcome it? And what’s essential in all communication interactions?

Presenter Information:
Kim Knight is a health coach, assisting people to recover from chronic health conditions by identifying and resolving the mental and emotional components of dis-ease. She also teaches life strategies for illness prevention and health enhancement so that we can live in our natural state of wellness.

Kim has been studying and working with natural healing since 1989 when she was first diagnosed with clinical depression. Several years later this progressed into chronic fatigue and she was forced to leave work. This started the journey to discover the root causes of these and many other health conditions she was experiencing. Since then she has tried over 150 different therapies and trained in several to professional level.

The Art of Health was founded in 2009 as a progression from Kim's previous health businesses, including the Chi Nei Tsang Clinic and Healing Grace Natural Therapies.

Registration Fees:

HRINZ Member $50.00 +gst
Non Member $80.00 +gst

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Comments from Past Participants

"Very good way of allowing those of us out of the main centres to get involved and hear/learn from experts in the field... Really enjoyed it and found it most beneficial." - Dismissing FairlyWebinar Attendee 26 October 2011


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Please note that if you join HRINZ between 1st January and 31 March and you would like to attend a HRINZ workshop or seminar at the member rate, to be eligible to do so HRINZ requires you to pay for the following year’s membership fees at the time of registering.

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