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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”…
The 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…
Parental Leave
What is parental leave? Parental leave is a general term encompassing maternity, paternity, special maternity, adoption and concurrent parental leave. All parental leave, except for concurrent parental leave, is taken…
What 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…
What is unlawful harassment?
Under Federal and State legislation, unlawful harassment occurs when someone is made to feel intimidated, insulted or humiliated because of their race, colour, national or ethnic origin; sex; disability; sexual…
Tips to deal with common problems experienced by a Contact Officer
Problem 1: How can I protect a Complainant’s confidentiality when I have to keep records? Advice: Keep your records very basic and anonymous, so that they don’t identify a complainant or…
Conducting a one on one meeting as a Contact Officer
Organise a meeting for the right time and place, and have an open mind Greet positively Allow emotional behaviour to subside Ask if it is OK for you to take…
Role of the Workplace Investigator
The role of a Workplace Investigator / Workplace Investigation Ofiicer includes: Maintaing a high level of familiarity with the organisation’s policies & procedures; Applying principles of natural justice to ensure…
