Workplace Bullying & Harassment Conference 2027

The Workplace Bullying & Harassment Conference 2027 brings together leading employment lawyers, workplace relations specialists and industry experts to examine the legal, regulatory and practical issues shaping how organisations prevent and respond to bullying and harassment. Taking place on 23 February 2027 in Sydney and online, this essential event provides timely insights into legal changes, positive duty, workplace investigations and litigation risk.

As expectations on employers continue to rise, organisations face growing scrutiny around their positive duty to prevent sexual harassment, the management of psychosocial hazards, out-of-hours conduct and the way complaints are handled. Designed for HR leaders, employment lawyers, in-house counsel and health and safety professionals, the conference delivers practical strategies to help organisations meet their legal obligations, strengthen governance and reduce legal exposure.

Attendees will gain practical guidance from leading practitioners on critical topics including legal changes on bullying, harassment and discrimination, how the regulator is approaching psychosocial hazards, positive duty and sexual harassment prevention, out-of-hours conduct, difficult conversations and disciplinary action, toxic behaviours and performance, workplace investigations, termination risk, and litigation, penalties and legal costs. Through expert-led sessions, recent case law and practical examples, delegates will learn how to respond confidently to complaints while building a safer, more compliant workplace.

Whether you work in human resources, employee relations, law, wellbeing, or health and safety, this conference offers a unique opportunity to stay ahead of legal change, understand what is expected of you, and connect with peers facing the same challenges.

Conference attendance earns up to 6 CPD points

*Early Bird ends Friday 29 January 2027

For any event enquiries email eventsanz@thomsonreuters.com

Benefits to attending

• Understand legal obligations on workplace bullying and harassment
• Promote a healthy work environment by understanding WHS obligations and SafeWork dealings
• Be proactive and prevent workplace sexual harassment
• Learn how to conduct fair and impartial workplace investigations when there is an allegation of bullying
• Be effective when responding to a complaint of harassment and bullying
• Mitigate risk when termination will be happening due to bullying and harassment
• Avoid litigation outcomes, reduce workers compensation claims and penalties

Who should attend?

• Human Resources Directors, Human Resource Managers and Advisors
• Employee Relations Managers, People & Culture Managers, HR Business Partners
• Employment Lawyers and In-house Counsel
• Wellbeing Managers
• Health and Safety, WHS and OHS Managers