The Fair Work Commission and the University of Sydney will co‑host a free conference on artificial intelligence and industrial relations on Tuesday 3 November 2026; registrations close on Friday 23 October 2026.
According to the Commission, speakers will address how AI is disrupting or impacting workloads, employment relations, dispute settlement and access to justice across the globe. The Commission announced the event on 16 October 2026.
AI conference details
The conference, titled “International Perspectives: AI disruption in Employment Relations and Dispute Settling”, runs from 9am to 2pm in MacLaurin Hall on the Quadrangle at the University of Sydney, with lunch included. The Commission says places are limited.
Speakers will come from 11 organisations drawn from Australia and five overseas jurisdictions: Great Britain, South Africa, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Australian participants are the Fair Work Commission, the School of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and Ai Group.
Overseas bodies taking part are the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Great Britain), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (South Africa), the Employment Relations Authority Te Ratonga Ahumana Taimahi and Employment New Zealand (New Zealand), the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal and the Labour Relations Authority (Northern Ireland), and the Workplace Relations Commission (Republic of Ireland).
Registration for the free event closes on Friday 23 October 2026.
