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Management as a ‘Profession Mindset’ a Key to Risk Management

Bullying and harassment investigations often reveal a combination of low leadership and management skill, high technical expertise and little effort by employers to recognise ‘management’ as a profession. Here is…

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To post or not to post?

[gravityform id=”36″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”] iHR Australia’s Workplace Investigations increasingly suggest that irresponsible use of social media is a high risk factor for Australian organisations. iHR Australia’s Managing Director Stephen Bell, believes that…

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Workplace Bullying Investigations Highlight Need For Trilogy of Training for Managers

From experience conducting hundreds of workplace investigations iHR Australia’s Director Workplace Relations John Boardman contends that parties to a workplace investigation are often suffering mental ill health or are mentally fragile prior…

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Mental Health & Safety in the Workplace

October is Health & Safety Month – a time to focus on and discuss health and safety in the workplace. With an estimated 4 million Australians suffering from a mental…

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Does your workplace comply with responsibilities and legal obligations when it comes to mental health?

Depression is predicted to be the number one cause of disability by 2030 (WHO, 2008) and in Australia, on average, 1 in 5 people will experience a mental health condition…

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Nine points your next Workplace Bullying Training for Managers must cover

Not so long ago a Learning & Development Manager approached me regarding the creation of a 5 to 10 minute anti-discrimination, harassment and bullying eLearning module for her managers. ‘They…

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The majority of Australian organisations believe mental health should be a focus? Does yours?

At any given time 1 in 5 Australian employees will experience a mental health condition.  Some conditions are more common such as anxiety, which affects 1 in 3 women. The…

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The Chat All Managers Need To Have – But Can They Do It?

In iHR Australia’s summary investigations report, on average between 30-40% of substantiated cases of inappropriate and unlawful workplace behaviour, management avoidance was a contributing factor. This isn’t surprising according to…

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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…

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