AQUATIC INDUSTRY WEBINAR: EMPLOYMENT LAW REFORM
Recent reforms to the Fair Work Act (Cth) known as the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021 (Cth) that commenced from 27 March 2021 has brought about a series of issues relating to casual employment.
The new laws pertain in particular to casual employees and how they are defined and treated under the reforms.
Considering recent significant reforms to workplace laws, Royal Life Saving is pleased to facilitate a virtual workshop on how aquatic facilities can understand and prepare for the changes.
The webinar will start with some background information on the changes, followed by a presentation from a legal specialist, followed by a panel of senior industry leaders in a fast-paced one-hour format.
We are pleased to be joined by an expert panel of presenters and speakers including:
- Angus Macinnis, Director of Dispute Resolution, StevensVuaran Lawyers
- Natalie Daniel, General Manager – Education, Compliance and Engagement, AUSTSWIM
- Amanda Locke, Manager Leisure and Recreation, City of Greater Geelong
- Martina Smythe, General Manager People and Culture, YMCA Victoria
- Kara Monaghan, VIC-TAS Regional Manager, Belgravia Leisure
Webinar Details:
Thursday 29th July 2021, 12:00pm-1:00pm AEST
Registration:
To register for the session and also to register your questions for consideration please click here.
Royal Life Saving research has previously found there are:
- 67,000 workers in the aquatic industry
- 47% of whom are casual
- 30% of the workforce are employed by a large commercial enterprise
- 24% of the workforce are employed by Local Government
- 84% of workers rated improved pay and work conditions as being important or very important to them
- The number 1 reason people leave the industry is due to not enough work hours available; and,
- The number 2 reason people leave the industry is poor remuneration / poor pay
- The number 3 reason people leave the industry is the seasonal nature of the work
Royal Life Saving acknowledges that a large percentage of aquatic facilities have a highly seasonal variable demand on their workforce and that maintaining an agile workforce has been a necessary outcome to meet community expectations and compliance requirements.
“It is really critical that aquatic industry employers are across these changes and are able to understand the impacts of the changes on their workforce and businesses,” says RLSSA National Manager – Aquatics, RJ Houston.
“With industry still reeling from the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns, and in particularly as Sydney is going through a significant lockdown, it is a difficult time for industry with many organisations facing significant challenges.”
“Royal Life Saving Australia will continue to work with the National Aquatic Industry Committee to advocate for a strong and vibrant national aquatic industry and to continue working towards providing aquatic businesses with as much operating certainty as we can provide to help them keep their staff, members and customers safe and engaged in aquatic activities.”
