Workplace Policies And Procedures
Workplace policies and procedures are often changed by simply issuing a new version. Depending on what is being changed, that can be a step too fast.
Work health and safety legislation generally requires consultation with workers on matters that affect their health and safety, which covers a good deal of policy content. Enterprise agreements frequently contain their own consultation clauses. And where a policy is incorporated into contracts of employment, changing it is not straightforward at all.
Consultation does not mean agreement. It means telling people what is proposed, giving them a real opportunity to express a view, and considering that view before deciding.
Practically, that is a short notice period, a way to comment, and a note of what was raised and what you did with it. That note is the evidence, and it is usually the missing piece.
Safe Work Australia covers consultation duties. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.
See Sentrient’s policy management software and HR policy templates.
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