Training
Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Training – Eight Reasons eLearning is a Viable Option
More than ever organisations and learners alike are looking to supplement or replace face-to-face training with eLearning. Compliance training focusing on workplace, discrimination and harassment is a topic often put…
Read MoreOne person’s word against another: Claim of sexual harassment & counter-claim of defamation
The inclusion of sexual harassment in Australian federal and state legislation provides women and men with a process for redressing harm experienced in the public sphere, particularly the workplace. Nonetheless,…
Read MoreThe Importance of Social Media Policies in the Workplace
With more than 15 million monthly Facebook users in Australia and an average of 35% of Australians using social media at work, the issue of social media and its role…
Read MoreImpacts of Domestic Violence on the Workplace
What is domestic violence and how prevalent is it? Domestic violence is the physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, verbal and financial abuse that occurs in family, domestic or intimate relationships. iHR…
Read MoreSexual Harassment: Organisational Risk Factors
Is your organisation at risk of creating a culture of sexual harassment? Image Source: Human Rights Commission In this article we will briefly explore five organisational risk factors that may lead…
Read More6 Actions for Reducing the Potential for Bullying & Harassment Claims in Your Organisation
By Stephen Bell – Founder/Managing Director
I really admire the research done by Monash University’s Professor Helen De Cieri in regard to workplace safety and well-being, including bullying. Of particular interest to me is her emphasis on the need for organisations to focus on leading indicators, not lagging indicators, in order to assess the performance of their work cultures and potential risks of workplace incidents. It is insightful work and reinforces my long-term view that leadership capability and the health of workplace culture are critical factors to develop and monitor as part of a risk management strategy. This is why twelve years ago iHR Australia renamed its Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying for Managers’ training program to ‘Custodians of Culture’.
Read MoreeLearning Built Around Racial Diversity
Following on from last week’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination & Harmony Day, iHR Australia’s Managing Director Stephen Bell reflects on how eLearning built around racial diversity has…
Read MoreA fathers reflections, a daughters work life
In celebration of International Women’s Day and in the context of the very public claims of sexual harassment, iHR Australia’s Managing Director Stephen Bell shares his feelings about his daughter…
Read MoreCan an organisation ban sexual relationships between staff members?
Can an organisation forbid sexual relationships between staff in a Code of Conduct or policy? Yes, but such direction is unlikely to be enforceable. Given the hours people spend in…
Read MoreKey HR topics for 2018 – is your organisation prepared?
What are the key HR topics for 2018? Well-being and workplace culture have been at the forefront of the HR landscape for a number of years and will continue to grow…
Read MoreEnd of Year Work Parties – Golden Rules for Employers
Investigation reports complied by iHR Australia’s investigators show that end of year work parties increase the risk of inappropriate behaviour. End of year functions are an important event to celebrate and…
Read MoreLack of Training Heightening Legal Risk for Australian Organisations
iHR Australia’s analysis of the workplace investigations it conducts indicates that untrained managers remain a high compliance risk factor for organisations. Managers promoted without the skills to lead and manage…
Read MoreStepping Up – Developing Effective Frontline Managers to Drive Results
A 2010 survey conducted by McKinsey in the US revealed that nearly 70% of senior executives are only ‘somewhat satisfied’ or ‘not at all satisfied’ with the performance of their…
Read MoreManaging Mental Ill Health in the Workplace
The following professional, but not legal, advice about mental ill health in the workplace is provided for your consideration: 1. What is mental health and what is mental ill…
Read MoreCommissioner Lucy Brogden asks Organisations to go ‘Beyond Yoga and Fruit Bowls’
Commissioner of the National Mental Health Commission Lucy Brogden addressed Senior HR and Business Executives as keynote speaker and panelist at iHR Australia’s Executive Luncheon in Melbourne on Friday. Held…
Read MoreWorkplace Culture Ultimately Underpins Reducing the Risk of Litigation
Preventing and managing inappropriate workplace behaviour isn’t as simple as writing a policy and having an open door towards employee complaints. A proactive approach by managers and leaders is required…
Read MoreInadequate Disciplinary Policies Risk to all Australian Organisations
The Fair Work Commission has called on employers to introduce a greater range of disciplinary options like fines and unpaid suspensions into agreements to avoid “inappropriately lenient or inappropriately harsh”…
Read MoreThe Life Cycle of Performance Management
Summer is nearly here, and there’s a possibility that during it many people will be teaching someone to swim. This can be undertaken with the help of swimming instructors in…
Read MoreWhat constitutes sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment occurs when a person makes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours or engages in other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in circumstances in which a reasonable…
Read MoreWorkplace Bullying: The Risk Factors
Organisational change Significant technological change; Restructuring / downsizing; Change in work method/s; Outsourcing; and Change in supervisor / manager Negative leadership styles Autocratic leadership characterised by: Styles that are…
Read MoreEffective Interviewing: Does your hiring manager know the right questions to ask?
Effective Interviewing: Does your hiring manager know the right questions to ask? Interviews can be stressful, not only for the candidates but for your managers as well as they are…
Read MoreProductivity, job satisfaction and mitigating risk are key selling points in pitching a training session to your manager
Training can provide employees with a number of benefits both personally and professionally. Employees can sell the benefits of workplace training to their manager in a number of ways. One…
Read More10 tips for Preventing Bullying in the Workplace
Bullying is repeated behaviour that could reasonably be considered to be humiliating, intimidating, threatening or demeaning. It can be direct or indirect and may be inflicted by one person or…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Workplace Harassment-Free
Employers have a corporate and social responsibility to their employees to provide a safe working environment – specifically a workplace that’s free from harassment and discrimination. Workplace harassment is often…
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