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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)

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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

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