IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 353, Level 3
Session information
Prosecuting and defending complaints for employer violations of workplace health and safety and psychosocial duties
Monday 30 October (1430 - 1545)
Room 353, Level 3
Committee(s)
Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
The panel will cover the steps employers should take to manage psychological risk including risks arising from the workplace environment, bullying and sexual harassment and what regulators around the globe are doing to enforce breaches. This will include a mock regulator interview and highlight some of the questions and issues being investigated by regulators. This panel will also cover recent developments in psychosocial legal duties and ESG reporting and outline interesting cases from different jurisdictions where employers have been prosecuted for a failure to properly manage psychological risk.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Patrick Benaroche | Stikeman Elliott, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Co-Chair, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee |
| Bill Kritharas | Sparke Helmore Lawyers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Senior Vice Chair, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee |
Speakers
| Gerard Forlin KC | Cornerstone Barristers, London, England |
| Mikko Kontturi | AURORALAW, Helsinki, Finland |
| Sarah Malik | SOL International Ltd, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Catalina Santos | Brigard Urrutia, Bogota, Colombia; Corporate Counsel Forum Liaison Officer, Latin American Regional Forum |