Professional Certificate in Employment Law (Healthcare)

(CIELaw)

The Calder Institute Certificate in Employment Law (Healthcare) is designed for leaders and managers responsible for workforce decisions across aged care, disability, mental health, and broader healthcare services.

This course focuses on the legal realities of managing people in care settings, where decisions often carry both employment and regulatory consequences. It is more targeted than general employment law courses, with a clear emphasis on how employment law operates within healthcare environments.

Unlike traditional law or HR courses, this program is built around practical case studies that reflect real workplace scenarios. From the outset, you will engage with situations that require judgement, documentation, and defensible decision-making. The material is structured to be clear and accessible, while still providing a strong understanding of how the law applies in practice.

It is important that graduates of this course understand not only what the law requires, but how to apply it in context, particularly where workforce decisions intersect with care quality, safety, and compliance obligations.

By the end of the course, you will be better equipped to manage employment risk, handle complex staff matters with confidence, and make decisions that are fair, lawful, and defensible through reasoning skills.

This course is directly relevant to these areas of practice:

  • Disability / NDIS

  • Aged Care

  • Mental Health

  • Allied Health

  • Advocacy Practice

  • Other health and community services organisations, including Specialist and General Practice medical clinic managers.

Certificate in Employment Law (Healthcare) (CIELaw)

  • 12 weeks.

  • You do not need to purchase any additional learning materials - everything including readings are provided.

    6 comprehensive learning modules on specific employment law topics relevant to your work.

    Structured, easy-to-follow case-based assessments that you’ll complete independently.

    Multiple opportunities to receive detailed feedback on progress.

    Weekly virtual ‘open door’ with a Teaching Fellow where you can ask any questions about the program materials or your assessments.

    All students receive 12 months’ access to any Calder Institute webinars at no cost (expires 12 months after date of enrolment).

  • Delivered 100% online.

    Language: English.

  • Anytime, year round.

  • Minimum 18 years of age.

    Competent English speaking and writing communication skills.

  • This program is fully inclusive. In 2025, the total fee is $990 (GST inclusive).

    Fees must be paid prior to commencement.

 

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In this short course, you may learn about:

  • Introduction to employment law in Australian healthcare and care settings

  • Understanding the Fair Work Act and its application in care organisations

  • Modern awards, enterprise agreements, and minimum employment standards

  • Employment contracts and key legal terms in healthcare roles

  • Managing recruitment, onboarding, and probation from a legal perspective

  • Workplace policies and their role in managing legal risk

  • Performance management and lawful direction of employees

  • Managing misconduct, disciplinary processes, and procedural fairness

  • Handling termination of employment, including unfair dismissal and general protections

  • Workplace investigations: scope, process, and documentation

  • Bullying, harassment, and psychosocial risk in care environments

  • Work health and safety obligations relating to staff

  • Managing workforce issues in the context of care quality and client safety

  • Record keeping and documentation as legal protection in employment matters

  • Responding to employee complaints and external claims

  • When to seek legal or HR advice and how to manage escalation

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