Is your business equipped to navigate the complex legal challenges arising from major workplace changes?
Restructures and redundancies are often necessary for business health, but can be complex and fraught with legal peril. Recent decisions of the High Court and Federal Court have illustrated the serious consequences of getting the process wrong – including adverse unfair dismissal findings, costly court litigation, monetary penalties, and serious reputational damage.
Don't wait for a crisis to understand your obligations relating to restructuring, redundancy, and redeployment.
Join our FREE, interactive webinar: Restructuring and Redundancy: Legal Essentials for HR and Leadership”, in which Matthews Folbigg Lawyers’ Principal Lawyer, Peter Doughman will cover the following areas of focus:
- Definitions: Learn what is meant by a 'restructure' for workplace purposes, and how and when does a 'transfer of business' arise.
- Consultation Obligations: Understand the 5 key legal stages of the consultation process - from notification to implementation
- Redundancy and Redeployment: Learn the difference between the two potential outcomes of a major workplace change, and the obligations and risks arising from each
- Post-Restructure Pitfalls: Identify and avoid common legal challenges and claims that can arise after a restructure and redundancy (including via case studies of recent major court decisions)
This webinar is essential viewing for all Human Resource professionals, senior management and executives, in-house legal counsel, and anyone else responsible for organisational change and workforce planning.
Webinar Details
Date: Thursday 16 October 2025
Time: 11.00am to 12.00pm
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Webinar Presenter
Peter Doughman | Principal at Matthews Folbigg Lawyers
Peter is a Principal at Matthews Folbigg Lawyers.
He was admitted to practice law in 2008. Peter is a graduate of Western Sydney University, with degrees in Law (LLB) and Music (B. Mus)
Peter has practiced exclusively in the areas of industrial and employment law. Peter provides practical, targeted, and cost-conscious employment law advice to a wide variety of employers and businesses – from sole traders, Not-For-Profits and associations, to companies of all sizes. Peter can provide advice on statutory, award and other employer obligations, draft employment contracts and policies, and assist with the resolution of employment disputes.
Peter also regularly represents clients in a diverse range of claims across various Commonwealth and NSW courts and tribunals, including in employment claims (e.g. Unfair Dismissal and General Protections claims), underpayment disputes, work health and safety (WH&S) matters, and discrimination claims.
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