Workplace Compliance

Thank you for taking the time to learn about the 5 THINGS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES DO TO CREATE A BETTER WORKPLACE. This article is a precursor to a book I am about to publish, by the same title and it is based on hundreds of hours of interviews, informal conversations and hands on experience in […]

Ahhh.. Now, that is refreshing. These days, within Australian workplaces, there seems to be far too much workplace COMPLIANCE and far too little COMMON SENSE. What organisations are bucking the trend? The organisations that are bucking the trend are those businesses that regularly appear in the list of The 100 Best Places to Work in […]

Let’s not even get into corporate jargon around leadership, culture and engagement. Instead, let’s reflect on some old-school wisdom. A wise person once said that the best thing a father can do for their children is to love their mother. Why is this so important in the make-up of a family unit? Yes, it is […]

Regardless of how we train people or what policies and procedures we have in place, like most things in life, it’s a case of show me, don’t tell me. What we see and hear is often what we follow. Management, just like good parenting, requires a positive role model. Based on a survey conducted by […]

There is a common theme across this workplace compliance series the best organisations have a robust workplace compliance system in place. One that educates their staff and delivers policies and procedures to help people know what to do if there is a fair work, privacy or health and safety incident in the workplace. Education is […]

It is 9.30 am on a Monday morning. Your Human Resource Manager comes into your office with a concerned look on her face. There’s been a report of misconduct at your Christmas Party from last Friday night. The misconduct was of a sexual nature, and word has spread. As a CEO, it’s definitely not the […]

Is Common Sense Enough? One could debate that if our people just used more common sense, then legislative compliance would not need to take up so much time in the workplace. But there’s a glitch in this way of thinking. We are living and working in a global environment where common sense is not always […]

Regardless of your leadership credentials, employee engagement scores or long-standing reputation of your business, breaches in safety, invasion of privacy and workplace incidents such as bullying, harassment and discrimination can happen. In fact, in today’s business environment, it is no longer a case of if but when. However, an incident such as bullying, harassment, or […]

In the Australian business environment, there are still far too many businesses that either do not understand their legal obligations or choose not to meet them when it comes to the provision of compliance training and having suitable workplace policies and procedures in place for things such as bullying, harassment and discrimination. To give you […]

Legacy workplace compliance regimes have tended to deal with risk mitigation from a ‘risk versus cost’ perspective. This has resulted in much time and money being directed at work health and safety from a physical risk perspective. This common sense approach has resulted in safety being regarded as one of the most important considerations in business. […]