WorkPlacePLUS Webinar:Contractor or Employee?
Do you engage contractors in your OT practice? New Closing Loopholes laws mean it’s time to review your working arrangements. This essential webinar unpacks the legal differences between employees and contractors — and what you need to do now to stay compliant and avoid costly mistakes.
Program Overview
With recent changes to workplace laws under the Closing Loopholes legislation, it’s more important than ever for occupational therapy practice owners to understand how they engage their workforce. Misclassifying workers can lead to serious legal and financial consequences — so now is the time to review your arrangements.
Closing Loopholes laws have introduced statutory guidance for defining the employer–worker–contractor relationship. It’s important for occupational therapy practice owners to review their employer–worker–contractor relationships to ensure they are paying workers their lawful entitlements.
This webinar explores:
• Working arrangements and types of engagement
• The difference between an employee and an independent contractor
• The importance of clarifying, defining and formalising worker roles
• The serious implications of underpayment and sham contracting
There will be an opportunity for Q&A after the main presentation.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This webinar will be relevant to OT private practices with contractors or employees or solo practitioners considering expanding their team.
EVENT DETAILS
DATE:
Tuesday 16th September 2025
TIME:
12:00 noon | VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS, QLD |
11:30am | SA, NT |
10:00am | WA |
The session will run for approximately 1 hour
Please login 10 minutes before the scheduled presentation time
VENUE
This is a 100% virtual event. You will receive an email with details to access the event the day before the scheduled event date.
ACCESS
This session will be recorded. Participants will be able to access the course materials and recording in their OTA account after the event.
CPD HOURS
Total CPD claimable workshop hours : 1 hour
A certificate of completion will be issued upon completion. Please allow up to 48 hours for the certificate to appear in your CPD tracker.
REGISTRATION FEES
OTA Member : Complimentary as part of membership
OTA Student/New Graduate Member : Complimentary
Members must be logged in with username and password in order to register for complimentary access to this session.
Registrations close on 14th September 2025
DISCLAIMER
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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CONTACT US
Please email info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878
Presented By
Anna Pannuzzo
Anna Pannuzzo is the Director and Principal HR Consultant at WorkPlacePLUS, OTA’s proud workplace relations partner and preferred human resources and industrial relations provider. With 30 years of senior HR management experience, Anna is degree qualified and a certified professional member of several highly regarded industry associations, including the Australian HR Institute and the Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators. Her knowledge, expertise and straight-talking approach supports OTA members to overcome a wide range of complex workplace issues. Anna shares her expertise at allied health industry events and has also been interviewed several times on ABC Radio National’s “This Working Life” program. She collaborates regularly with OTA’s L&D team to deliver informative member webinars on workplace matters that impact on occupational therapists and practice owners. Anna’s nursing background provides a unique insight into the HR challenges facing many employers.