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With the festive season approaching, a workplace relations expert warns employers not to underestimate the effect alcohol has on behaviour, reminding them of their new "positive duty" to prevent inappropriate conduct.

Especially after fewer Christmas parties and functions were held over the past few years, it is particularly important for businesses to review their processes and policies prior to this year's round of events, Holding Redlich state managing partner Rachel Drew tells HR Daily.

"There are a range of new laws which have come into play in the last two years which increase the risk of a complaint being made, and being successful, in the event that there is some type of offensive conduct or misbehaviour," she notes...