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Through the Mutual Benefits Program we provide our customers with complimentary access to our training events, to support professional development and ensure all businesses have the information they need to create safe workplaces.

Our extensive program covers current trends in injury prevention, injury management and workers compensation.

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Employer training program

Access an extensive range of up to 90 calendarised events nationally covering current trends in injury prevention, injury management and workers compensation. Sessions are presented by both in-house subject matter experts and industry specialists both via face-to-face and virtual formats.

Exclusive and free for EML customers

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New training in Quarter 2, 2026

Our Employer Training Program is facilitated by our in-house experts and external industry leading Specialists.  This quarter we welcome an incredible lineup of facilitators from leading organisations such as AP Psychology, Black Dog Institute, IPAR, Lysander, PHSA, Procare, Psychological Safety Australia, Workplace Interventions and new to our lineup – Australian Payroll Association, Body Guide, Let’s Talk Autstralia, SuperFriend, and the The Happychondriac Society.

Mind matters: Helping young workers thrive at work

Panellists: PHSA, Dr Claire Madden, Black Dog Institute, Let's Talk Australia
Experts discuss mental health challenges facing young workers and share practical strategies to help leaders build supportive, inclusive workplaces.

The death of manual handling training: What can we learn and unlearn from Olympic lifters

Host: Procare, BodyGuide
Explore the evidence behind manual handling injuries, challenging lifting myths and highlighting technologies and solutions that better support safer workplaces.

Psychological safety for supervisors: Your role in preventing claims

Host: Lysander
This session supports frontline leaders to build speak up cultures that identify psychosocial risks early and prevent mental injury claims.

Complex case management: Barriers to return to work

Host: Workplace Interventions
Learn a practical framework to identify barriers in complex claims and apply strategies that strengthen decisions and support sustainable return to work.

EQ: The leadership skill that builds psychological safety

Host: PHSA
Great leadership starts with self awareness. This panel shares emotional intelligence tools to strengthen communication, decisions and team performance.

Effective communication skills and roadblocks to communication

Host: AP Psychology
Build confidence in challenging conversations by exploring communication style, practising OARS skills, and replacing roadblocks with collaborative, constructive dialogue.

Recognising trauma, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue for leaders

Host: PHSA
Explore trauma, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue, with practical strategies to protect wellbeing, support teams, and maintain effective leadership.

The diversity dilemma

Host: The Happychondriac Society
Navigate diversity and inclusion challenges, reduce fear of mistakes, and leave with simple strategies to foster belonging and inclusive workplace culture.

Safe work design: How to mitigate risks by designing physically and psychologically safe workplaces

Host: PHSA
Learn from experts how to ensure Worker Compensation payments are accurate, compliant, & aligned with new criminal wage underpayment laws.

Men’s mental health at work: From insights to action

Host: SuperFriend, PHSA, MATES in Construction
Experts and lived experience reveal drivers of psychological distress in male workers and offer practical approaches for safer workplaces.

Health and safety for a workforce “working from home” and in isolation

Host: PHSA
Employers gain practical guidance on managing remote work, identifying hazards, and implementing controls to ensure safety in flexible workforce settings.

Injury management and return to work planning for hybrid and remote workers

Host: IPAR
Learn strategies for managing injuries in dispersed teams, with flexible return-to-work planning that strengthens trust, wellbeing, and reduces recovery time.

Complex case management: Return to work planning for psychological injuries

Host: Workplace Interventions
Practical session on psychological injury RTW planning, offering clear methods to support recovery, meet obligations, and achieve durable workplace outcomes.

Speaker spotlight

Join Matthew Green, Founder and speaker with BodyGuide, as he explores the world of movement education and challenges the understanding of how to teach people to avoid injury.

This session will unpack why technique isn’t the protective factor many assume, shine a biopsychosocial lens on the problem, and examine real world case studies. It will also look at sensor technologies, lifting aids, and other factors that genuinely influence safe manual handling.

15 April, book now via EMlearning.

Training

Customised and flexible learning for workplace peace of mind

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

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  • 19 May 2026
  • 9:30am-10:30am
  • Virtual

Workers compensation: National updates and insights

This session is designed to provide employers with an update on current issues impacting workers compensation schemes, the latest trends, external factors and legal implications, and the expected implications of these issues for employers across the jurisdictional Workers Compensation schemes of SA, NSW and VIC.
Host : Internal
  • 20 May 2026
  • 09:30am-10:30am
  • Virtual

Meeting your workers compensation payment obligations: Ensuring workers are not underpaid following the legislative changes

From 1 January 2025, intentional wage underpayment is a criminal offence under Commonwealth law, and Worker Compensation payments are included. This session with experts from Australian Payroll Association and EML will help employers review Worker Compensation wage practices to ensure accurate payments, meet wage obligations and maintain compliance.
Host : Australian Payroll Association; EML

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

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  • 14 May 2026
  • 09:30am-10:30am
  • Virtual

The diversity dilemma

This session explores the tension employers experience when navigating diversity and inclusion conversations. While most people want to be respectful, fear of “getting it wrong” can lead to silence or avoidance. The session reframes inclusion as a professional capability, highlighting how unconscious bias and everyday behaviours shape belonging. Through practical insights and light humour, participants gain simple, actionable strategies and leave with greater confidence, clarity and tools to build a more inclusive workplace.
Host : The Happychondriac Society
  • 28 May 2026
  • 09:30am-11:30am
  • Virtual

Safe work design: How to mitigate risks by designing physically and psychologically safe workplaces

Designing a safe workplace is essential to the wellbeing of all employees. This session looks at the key elements to consider when designing a safe workplace both from a physical and psychological perspective and understanding controls to eliminate or mitigate emerging risks. The session also looks at how to implement strategies to support a workplace culture that builds workplace health and safety into everyday actions.
Host : PHSA
  • 11 June 2026
  • 09:30am-11:00am
  • Virtual

Health and safety for a workforce “working from home” and in isolation

Employers need to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce, where flexible work arrangements are the new norm and the risk profile is new and unpredictable. This session confirms employer obligations for managing employees working from home, and those who are isolated or work remotely. Learn how to identify and manage the associated risks for these workers and how to implement effective controls when face to face management is not possible.
Host : PHSA

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

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  • 16 June 2026
  • 09:30am-11:30am
  • Virtual

Injury management and return to work planning for hybrid and remote workers

Injury management for hybrid and remote workers demands a modern approach that recognises the unique risks and challenges of dispersed teams. Effective return to work planning blends clear communication, tailored support, and flexible duties that align with each worker’s environment. Organisations that invest in proactive strategies not only reduce recovery time but also strengthen trust and wellbeing across their workforce.
Host : IPAR
  • 23 June 2026
  • 08:00am-3:30pm
  • Virtual

Role of the Return to Work Coordinator (VIC)

This WorkSafe Victoria endorsed Return to Work (RTW) program is designed to equip RTW Coordinators with the tools they need to effectively manage return to work under the requirements of the legislation and the principles of effective injury management. A WorkSafe endorsed certificate will be provided upon full participation in the two-day RTWC program. All pre work materials will be provided.
Host : Workplace Interventions
  • 25 June 2026
  • 09:30am-11:00am
  • Virtual

Complex case management: Return to work planning for psychological injuries

Return to work (RTW) planning for psychological injuries requires a different approach to capacity, suitable duties, communication, and risk controls. This practical session provides clear guidance to build and review plans that can be effectively implemented in workplaces, align to obligations and support recovery. Participants will leave with a structured planning method to reduce relapse risk, improve stakeholder alignment, and increase durable RTW outcomes.
Host : Workplace Interventions

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

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  • 10 June 2026
  • 09:30am-11:00am
  • Virtual

Men’s mental health at work: From insights to action

With three in four suicides in Australia being men, male mental health remains a critical workplace issue. This panel brings together research, lived experience and frontline expertise to examine the drivers of severe psychological distress in Australian male workers. Drawing on SuperFriend’s Invisible Strain findings, Dr Di Sheppard outlines who is most at risk, key workplace factors, and effective support pathways. Noni Byron translates the evidence into practical actions leaders can implement, while MATES representatives share real‑world perspectives and peer-support strategies. Together, the panel will help workplaces create safer, more supportive environments for men, and all employees.
Host : SuperFriend; PHSA; MATES
  • 17 June 2026
  • 9:00am-4:00pm
  • F2F

Mental Health First Aid (VIC)

This two-day face to face workshop provides participants with the essential skills to provide mental health first aid in the workplace with participants receiving accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider through Mental Health First Aid Australia.
Host : The Happychondriac Society
  • 17 June 2026
  • 9:00am-4:00pm
  • F2F

Mental Health First Aid (NSW)

This two-day face to face workshop provides participants with the essential skills to provide mental health first aid in the workplace with participants receiving accreditation as a Mental Health First Aider through Mental Health First Aid Australia.
Host : Internal

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