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Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
In recent times, dealing with unconscious bias has entered the agenda of many organisations. Employers with a commitment to diversity and inclusion recognise it as a significant barrier to achieving…
Confessions of a Managing Director
The most valued leadership behaviour I have in my kit bag is ‘Whenever possible I listen before I talk.’ It’s not always possible to listen before you talk, especially in…
Expert Comment: The Rugby Champion Saga
Organisations need to be clear and unambiguous when it comes to workplace policies, especially in regards to Social Media. Speaking on the current matter of Rugby Australia and Israel Folau,…
Rugby Champion v The organisation
Where is the appropriate place for organisations to draw the line on employees expressing their views? Australian Rugby icon Israel Folau’s recent controversial social media post ‘warning’ that among others…
Proactive managers need to be ‘on the ball’
In a case from 2015, an organisation had to compensate a former employee after they were dismissed for poor performances arising from mental health challenges. Although implementing an action plan…
Why organisations should consider an independent workplace investigator
Last September, iHR Australia Managing Director Stephen Bell highlighted that through training in the area of Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment, managers must know that a direct line supervisor cannot conduct…
Priorities of the manager role
In a 2017 Damages Case, conducted in the Supreme Court of Queensland, a list of alleged ‘damaging’ management behaviours included: Unjustified, loud and aggressive disciplining and belittling of a female…
Confidentiality the key during investigations
iHR Australia’s Workplace Investigation experts have identified that confidentiality is the most critical team-based risk during the period an investigation is conducted. As a key requirement of an investigation, confidentiality…
The clash between old attitudes and new expectations
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