Sometimes the people we like and trust in positions of authority ignore conflicts of interest or enter into uncommercial arrangements which are breaches of school registration requirements. In some cases, there is brazen fraud and theft.
Joining us will be forensic accounting experts Thomas Caldow and Rebecca Carfi from Grant Thornton Australia, who will guide you through case studies based on real life cases they have worked on involving financial misappropriation and misconduct in the education sector.
Their team investigates concerns and identifies areas of high potential risk and seek to close those gaps, identifying any wrongdoing along the way, as well as opportunities for systemic improvement to avoid recurrence.
Attendees will receive a practical understanding of high-risk areas for financial misappropriation and misconduct within the sector.
Workforce planning in schools: preparing for the next big push to collective agreements. Don’t wait for the union’s phone call.
With high levels of interest following our last Moores webinar on workplace restructuring, Moores’ workplace relations expert and Practice Leader, Amanda Junkeer, returns to discuss changes to workplace relations legislation that is likely to see the push for multi-employer enterprise agreements rise in the sector.
Will this affect my school? – if your school’s workforce is not covered by an enterprise agreement at the moment, or only partially covered, then this session is for you.
Chairing the session will be head of our education team and Practice Leader, Cecelia Irvine-So.
Financial pressures on schools are increasing and sometimes this can result in the need for difficult decisions in relation to staffing, whether it is redeployment, reduced hours or redundancy.
Join workplace relations expert and Practice Leader, Amanda Junkeer, as she leads this important discussion on key considerations as you head into school budget meetings. Amanda will share tips on getting it right and avoiding liability or claims.
Amanda will be joined by Rebecca Lambert-Smith, Practice Leader and head of our NFP and Charity Law team, who will share her insights into the role of good governance in workforce restructuring and the role of boards in maintaining an ethical and dignified culture in challenging times.
A key session not to be missed as schools navigate complex and important decisions for the coming year.
There are complex legal and practical issues associated with responding to harmful sexual behaviours between children. Getting it right can minimise the risk of further harm, build a culture of safety, strengthen an organisation’s reputation, and help meet its duty of care. Inadequate responses can lead to further risk of harm to children, reputational damage, and legal/regulatory risks. Empowering staff to effectively prevent and respond to harmful sexual behaviours is an important element of any safeguarding strategy.
In this webinar recording, Moores Practice Leader, Skye Rose will share best practice tips and insights on preventing and responding to harmful sexual behaviours. The webinar will cover:
The webinar has broad relevance to people and organisations that work with children across Australia, but focuses on legal obligations in Victoria and case studies relevant to schools.
The theme of PAW 2023 is ‘Back to Basics’. Australian privacy regulators, including to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), have designed education materials and will host events.
At Moores, our PAW 2023 webinar will go slightly further than the Basics. Sign up to hear our privacy lawyers explain how you can best position your organisation to prevent damaging breaches by understanding and applying:
Don’t miss this critical event in light of the growing risk of hacking and high profile data breaches. The danger is a real one even for those in the charitable, caring and community sectors, as data breaches pose a very real risk to your clients, stakeholders and the organisation itself -not to mention the scale of new fines.
There are lessons to be learnt from the public exposure of these big corporates experience data breaches, and our PAW webinar will focus on simple preventative steps you can take to protect your organisation before it is targeted.
Looking for more helpful resources? Download our free privacy guide and take the first steps towards privacy compliance.
Hear from Workplace Relations Practice Leader Amanda Junkeer in this webinar recording where you will gain practical and insightful guidance regarding employment contracts for your company, organisation and association.
This presentation will cover all stages of the employment contract cycle; from drafting to implementation to ending and everything in between.
You will also hear about key legal reforms which will impact the use of fixed term contracts in the future.
In this webinar recording, Practice Leader Cecelia Irvine-So and Lawyer Grace Appleford will explain what Safer Internet Day is and what its importance is for your organisation, and then take you through two scenarios where children often face safety risks online.
Safer Internet Day is a global event that brings together communities, families, schools and organisations from more than 200 countries to help create safer online spaces. This worldwide initiative is celebrating 20 years in 2023, making it a great time to reflect as well as look forward.
Data breaches are an increasing risk to schools and not-for-profit organisations, who hold personal, sensitive, health and financial information about many, many people. High profile breaches periodically put privacy and data protection back in the spotlight.
This webinar will share the common types of data breaches, and step through how to respond when one does occur.
For further information about data breaches and privacy, you can download Moores’ Privacy Toolkit or read our articles below:
A change in the federal government this year was always going to mean changes to the workplace relations framework. We have seen immediate changes and the momentum to make more significant changes.
What does it mean for employers now?
Come and join us to learn more about what may be coming our way and why it is important to start planning now. Some of the changes flagged include:
These changes will impact a range of sectors including aged care, social and community welfare, early childhood, health, manufacturing and education and there are steps that can be taken now to get ready.
The session will also cover the Respect at Work reforms, and provide guidance on what the sex discrimination and harassment reforms mean for employers in practice.
At this time of year, and with budget meetings imminent, schools may be considering updates/amendments to their enrolment process.
The last two years have posed many challenges for schools, from remote learning to fee recovery. This has played out in varied ways in school communities, the media and the courts.
Looking ahead, many schools are rightly considering whether their terms stack up, particularly with the recent ACAT decision which calls into question the enforceability of one term’s fees in lieu of notice.
Discussing the latest legal developments, and using practical case studies, Practice Leader Cecelia Irvine-So and Associate Ellen Turner will help you navigate the enrolment process from ‘offer’ to ‘debt collection’ to ‘termination’ and provide tips for maintaining enforceability, efficiency and reputation along the way.
Come along to learn more. Register via the link below.
Join Practice Leader, Amanda Junkeer, and Lawyer, Sophie Cusworth, in this recorded webinar, where we will cover:
Link to register for the recording are below.