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Kate Kossain
Special Counsel
Maddocks
Having previously worked in commercial litigation, Katie has extensive employment law experience, working with a variety of clients in both the public and private sectors, as well as in-house. Katie has advised clients on a wide range of employment and industrial relations related issues including contract negotiations and drafting, the application and interpretation of various industrial instruments, performance management and management of injured workers; restructures and redundancies, discrimination complaints, investigations, disciplinary matters and termination of employment.
Katie also has extensive litigation experience, appearing in and briefing counsel for matters in the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW, Fair Work Commission as well as the Local, District, Federal and Supreme Courts.
SESSIONS
2:40
Panel: Managing conduct vs performance
This panel session exposes real-world scenarios where misclassifying issues or mishandling communications lead to employee claims, costly disputes, and regulatory action, showing HR leaders exactly how to act decisively to reduce risk.
Critical distinctions between conduct (behavioural breaches) vs performance (capability or output issues) and why mismanagement of either can trigger legal exposure.
Practical frameworks for early intervention, defensible investigations, and structured performance feedback to protect your organisation.
Panelist:
Sydney: Alicia Mataere, Partner, Holman Webb
Sydney: Brigid Clark, Partner, Addisons
Sydney: Kate Kossain, Special Counsel, Maddocks
Sydney: Clare Kerley, Partner, Hall & Wilcox
Melbourne: Adam Lambert, Principal Solicitor, KHQ Lawyers
Melbourne: Gerard Twomey, Senior Associate, Maddocks
Melbourne: Peter McNulty, Partner, Ashurst
Melbourne: Piers Mitchem, Special Counsel, Hall & Wilcox