WEBINAR: Employment Relations Masterclass Workplace Training Series – Enterprise Bargaining
Address: Online
Event date: 06 May 2026
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Timezone: UTC +10:30 ACDT
CPD points: 3 substantive points
Join us for an in-depth analysis of developments relating to enterprise bargaining and the strategic implications of these important decisions. We will also explore trends in enterprise bargaining and possible changes on the horizon.
This workshop will cover:
- A summary of the recent history of enterprise agreement making
- Enterprise agreement basics, including:
- benefits and challenges with collective bargaining and options for the structure of agreements
- preparing for bargaining and strategy considerations
- permitted and prohibited terms
- correctly choosing staff and scope orders
- The mechanics of enterprise bargaining in light of the Fair Work Act
- Getting your agreement approved by the Fair Work Commission
- Managing lawful and unlawful industrial action, including:
- responding to applications for Protected Action Ballot Orders
- dealing with various types of industrial action (incl. partial work bans)
- performance management arising from unlawful behaviour
- Hot issues associated with enterprise agreements, including:
- right of entry
- workplace delegates rights
Our training sessions are designed to be interactive and allow participants to ask questions of the facilitator. The sessions are not recorded for privacy reasons.
Who should register?
The workshops are tailored for:
- HR executives;
- HR and IR Managers;
- Business Owners;
- People and Culture Managers;
- Directors;
- Legal counsel;
- HR Business partners; and
- anyone responsible for managing employees



