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• IRSNSW Webinar - When the Weather Turns Extreme: Managing Employees, Safety and Workplace Disruption

  • When
    23 Sep 2026
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online Via Zoom

  
  

  When the Weather Turns Extreme: Managing Employees, Safety and Workplace Disruption 

  You are invited to join us for the IRSNSW Webinar - When the Weather Turns Extreme: Managing Employees, Safety and Workplace Disruption on 23 September 2026.

  When the Weather Turns Extreme: Managing Employees, Safety and Workplace Disruption 

  Extreme weather events are no longer just an operational inconvenience — they are a growing workplace relations and safety challenge. With what is being forecast as one of the strongest El Niño events on record now commencing, and the prospect of hotter, drier conditions and heightened disruption ahead, this is a timely opportunity to discuss how workplaces can prepare and respond.
  
  Join the NSW Industrial Relations Society for a practical lunchtime webinar on managing employees, safety obligations and business disruption when severe weather affects the workplace.
  
  This session will explore the key issues employers, employees and practitioners need to navigate when heat, storms, floods, bushfires and other extreme weather events disrupt work, including safety duties, consultation, stand-downs, leave arrangements, flexible work, communication and continuity planning.

  Alana Rafter

  Alana Rafter is a Sydney-based employment and industrial relations lawyer specialising in work health and safety. She advises employers on WHS duties and compliance, manages regulator inquiries and notices, briefs boards on WHS risk, and has contributed submissions to Safe Work Australia's Best Practice Review of the Model WHS Laws. She is a frequent speaker on psychological safety and psychosocial risk management.

  Lisa Qiu

  Lisa Qiu is a Partner and Solicitor at Citation Legal in Sydney, acting for clients nationally. She advises employers on bullying, harassment, discrimination and workplace investigations — the psychosocial risks that sit at the heart of WHS duties. Dual-qualified in employment and migration law, she appears in the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Circuit and Family Court, and before the Australian Human Rights Commission. 

  When:   Wednesday 23 September 2026
  Where:  Zoom Webinar (Online)
  Time:    1.00pm – 2.00pm AEST
  Cost:     Complimentary for all IRS members nationally*           
                Non-members $30.00

  *Members of IR Societies around Australia are very welcome to join. An IR Society affiliate code can be obtained from : membership@irsnsw.com.au.

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• ALERA SA Event - Creating Safe Spaces

  • When
    14 Oct 2026
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    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Electra House

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  ALERA SA Event 
  Creating Safe Spaces
  

  Please join us for an ALERA SA Event - Creating Safe Spaces, delivered by Sue Newberrry and Rebecca Jaensch from The Woohoo Co. The company champions culture and wellbeing in everything they do and has proudly sponsored this category of the Premier’s Business & Export Awards. This session will provide practical, actionable insights for businesses, HR professionals, managers, and internal teams on managing workplace risk through effective practices, building a positive culture, and preventing issues before they escalate into claims or disputes.

  Sue Newberry
  Sue is the Managing Director of The Woohoo Co, a consultancy focused on building strong workplace cultures and helping organisations and individuals better understand their people. With extensive national management experience and a strong background in human resources education and training, Sue is recognised for executive leadership, integrity, and collaboration. Sue has successfully influenced leaders to strengthen organisational capability and drive positive behavioural change.

  Rebecca Jaensch
  Rebecca is a Director of The Woohoo Co and an ALERA SA Committee Member. With broad experience in Human Resources Generalist roles across national organisations in Australia and the United Kingdom, Rebecca has worked in both operational and leadership positions. This diverse background has given Rebecca a well-rounded understanding of business operations and organisational effectiveness.

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  Date    :    Wednesday 14 October 2026
  Time    :    Registration - 4:30pm
              :    Start - 5:00 - 6:00pm
  Venue  :    Electra House - Westside 131- 139 King William St, Adelaide
  
  

  Light refreshments will be available following the session.

  We look forward to seeing you there.

  Simon Bourne
  President
  ALERA SA

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• ILERA 2027 World Congress

  • Start
    30 Aug 2027
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  • End
    3 Sep 2027
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  • Location
    ICC Sydney

  

  30 August - 3 September 2027

  ICC Sydney

  Sustainable, productive and decent work:
  Bridging Research, practice and policy

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