Management Training Roadmap
A proven framework to equip your leaders with the skills and legal insight they need to manage with confidence
Needs Analysis
Current management challenges and skill gaps identification. Training roadmap for specific workplace needs.
Overview
Essential legal frameworks for effective management decisions. Training objectives and their application to the roles.
Hands-On Workshop
Realistic scenarios for handling difficult conversations. Practical tools and techniques for immediate workplace use.
Reflection
Discussion of key concepts covered during the workshop. Processing of scenarios practised and solutions explored.
Takeaway Resources
Comprehensive toolkit and reference materials to implement learning immediately in your workplace.
Choose Your Workshop
Professional training for HR teams, business owners, executives, and team leaders
Strategic Management Workshop
Full Day or Two Half-Days (6 hours)
This practical and in-depth workshop equips managers with the skills and legal insight to lead teams confidently and compliantly.
What You'll Learn:
- Managing poor performance without breaching general protections
- Conducting investigations in line with legal standards
- Applying concepts from case law to reduce legal risk
- Navigating flexible work requests with confidence
- Understanding WHS obligations and psychosocial risk duties
Proactive Leadership for Psychosocial Safety
Half-Day Session (3 hours)
Meet your WHS obligations to prevent psychosocial risks and harm. Get clear, practical guidance with real case examples.
What You'll Learn:
- WHS obligations to prevent psychosocial risks and hazards
- Managing psychological risks, including remote work bullying
- How to meet positive duties in the context of mental health
- Case studies on harassment and psychological injury
- Early intervention and crisis response strategies
Performance Management: Protections & Pitfalls
Half-Day Session (3 hours)
Navigate legal risks around general protections, workplace bullying, and conflict. Manage underperformance lawfully.
What You'll Learn:
- Managing underperformance without legal risk
- Documenting performance issues to legal standards
- Balancing management with flexibility and employee rights
- Applying early intervention for performance and conduct
- Differentiate between conduct and performance
Industrial Relations Law Reforms: Practical Insights
Half-Day Session (3 hours)
Workplace laws are changing fast. Stay compliant with new psychosocial duties, harassment prevention, and wage theft laws.
What You'll Learn:
- Psychosocial and harassment prevention duties
- Integration of sexual harassment laws and WHS reforms
- Expanded discrimination protections and Fair Work updates
- Wage theft and underpayment of wages
- Flexible workplace arrangements and casual employment
Workplace Health and Safety Due Diligence
Half-Day Session (3 hours)
With strengthened WHS laws, leaders face greater responsibility for workplace safety, risk management, and compliance.
What You'll Learn:
- Personal accountability under updated WHS laws
- Vicarious liability after recent High Court decisions
- Due diligence for psychosocial safety and contractor risks
- Crisis response for incidents and investigations
- Comply with any due diligence requirements
Managing the Unmanageable
1 Hour (Lunchtime Session)
A focused session on the critical intersection between talent management, legal compliance, and crisis prevention when employee relationships deteriorate.
What You'll Learn:
- Legal risks in hiring, management, and termination
- Preventing general protections and unfair dismissal claims
- Managing people management risks and legal obligations
- Practical strategies to implement going forward
Custom Workshops Available
We can provide bespoke training on topics including: Right to disconnect, Wage theft, Sexual harassment, Workplace bullying, Discrimination, Fixed term contracts, Termination of employment, and more.
What Attendees Are Saying
Trusted by HR professionals, business leaders, and executives across Australia
Jonathan presents in an engaging manner with useful examples of real-life cases that the audience can easily relate to. His ability to distil sometimes very complex employment law topics to something very simple and practical for everyone in the room is a skill that should be admired. Anytime he is speaking, you have to come along.
Carers Queensland
Excellent information relevant to every council, no matter how big or small. Jonathan is always willing to share tips.
Manager People, Culture and Safety
Mount Isa City Council
Great presentation. Good engagement. Great Ppt slides. Presented some thoughts on case studies to work through and good takeaways.
Manager, People and Capability
Isaac Regional Council
Managing the Unmanageable was one of my favorite sessions. Discussing psychosocial hazards is a new thing for many people, so the content was great, the case study was handy and the presenter was very engaging.
People and Culture Forum
Engaging presenter and provided relatable case with complexity of all relevant legislation.
People and Culture Forum
Jonathan's style was engaging, entertaining and insightful. Great start to the program. High energy and engaging sessions. Collaborative environment.
People and Culture Forum
93.8%
Found presentation good or excellent
4.7/5
Speaker engagement rating
9/10
LGMA Forum rating
92.9%
Overall Vistage satisfaction
Stop Guessing. Start Managing with Legal Clarity.
Don’t leave your team exposed to workplace risks. Book your workshop now and get the same practical, engaging training that’s helped hundreds of Australian businesses manage with confidence and stay legally protected.
Jonathan Mamaril
Director, South Geldard Lawyers | BA LLB GDLP MCOM
With more than 16 years’ experience in workplace relations, Jonathan Mamaril is a trusted advisor for HR teams, business owners, and executives. As Director of Employment Law at South Geldard Lawyers, he’s known for practical, results-driven advice that helps employers foster growth while mitigating legal risk.
Jonathan is a recognised speaker for TEC, Vistage, LGMA, and other industry associations, and has been featured in ABC Radio, news.com.au, Brisbane Times, HR Leader, and the Sydney Morning Herald for his employment law expertise.
He holds a Masters of Commerce and bachelor degrees in Law and Politics, and serves as a Board Member with the Foundation of Student Horizons charity.
🎙️ Host of The HR Engage Podcast—providing practical employment law insights, expert analysis, and real-world solutions for HR professionals and business leaders through interviews with industry leaders and experts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about our training workshops
- Business owners, executives, HR, and team leaders
- Managers handling people, compliance, or workplace conduct
- Anyone needing clear guidance on performance, complaints, and legal risk
Sessions are delivered in-person or online and include:
- Practical case studies
- Role play exercises
- Interactive discussion
- Q & A sessions
Simply email Jonathan at jmamaril@southgeldard.com.au or call (07) 4936 9100 to register your interest or discuss which workshop is right for your team.
Yes! We can provide bespoke training tailored to your organization’s specific challenges and industry. Contact us to discuss a custom training package.
All workshops include:
- Pre-session briefing to understand your needs
- Full workshop session (duration varies by workshop)
- Post-session recap and action planning
- Comprehensive takeaway resources and toolkit
Ready to Empower Your Team?
Register your interest or get in touch to discuss which workshop is right for your organization.
