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Can 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…
Key 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…
End 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…
Lack 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…
Stepping 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…
R U OK? The question you need to be asking your team members
Yesterday Australians asked each other the question “R U OK?” as part of the national initiative to draw awareness to the challenging and complex areas of mental health and suicide.…
Commissioner 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…
Workplace 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…
Inadequate 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”…
