Labour Law in 2019 – continuity, change and
emerging challenges
15 and 16 November
2019 at Rutherford House, 33 Bunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington
Highlights
Keynote Speakers
Professor Tonia
Novitz University of Bristol on “The perils of collective
begging: comparative problems in collective labour law.”
Dr Joanna Howe University of Adelaide on the legal regulation of temporary labour
migration.
Conference Sessions
The impact of violence
and harassment on the workplace:
Steph Dyhrberg, Yvonne Oldfield and Lisa Heap and Katee Yukich will look at a
range of issues including sexual harassment, the 2019 ILO Violence and
Harassment Convention and issues relating to domestic violence leave.
Individual
employment: This session includes papers on private security laws and
workplace investigations; a comparative perspective on employee rights in insolvencies;
and non-work conduct and employment.
Workplace Health and Safety:
Papers will cover topics such as: Should mediation have a role in WHS, WHS
prosecutions and the WHS implications of bullying and harassment.
Trade Unions:
This session will look at the concept of union membership being a default
option; freedom of association in Australia; and trade union regulation.
Technology and Work:
In this session topics will include workers in the age of Uber; workers’ rights
to human dignity in an age of AI; legal issues relating to technological innovation.\
Dispute resolution:
Access to justice and effective dispute resolution are areas of increasing
concern. Papers will cover topics including Do low-paid workers get short-changed?
Enforcement of employment standards; Effectiveness of state-supplied mediation;
Protective functions of labour tribunals; and Accessorial liability.
International concerns:
Modern slavery and international exploitation of workers remain key concerns. A
number of papers will look at aspects of this problem.
