Psychological Safety

Psychosocial risks add another dimension to your work health and safety obligations as an employer. It is present at each stage of the employee lifecycle. It can be complex to understand and even more challenging to measure. ​Psychological safety is a shared belief by the people in your business that it is ok to take risks, to express ideas and concerns, to speak up with questions, and to admit mistakes all without fear of negative consequences. Many opportunities for employers enable a psychologically safe workplace!

Webinar Highlights:

• What is psychological safety? Understand the difference between Psychological Health and Safety and Psychological Safety, along with common misconceptions about Psychological Safety in the workplace.
• Why is psychological safety important to your business? Learn how to build psychological safety into your workplace culture and its role in building trust and its link to performance management.
• Employer obligations and how to measure psychological safety: Understand your employer obligations and how to measure psychological safety in the workplace.
• How to create a psychologically safe workplace: The role of leaders, managers, and supervisors, and all staff to create a psychologically safe workplace.
• Examples that present risk and create opportunity for your workplace: Case studies to reinforce best practice for psychological safety.
• Recommended actions for your business: This section provides actionable steps for reducing potential risks and ensuring a psychologically safe workplace.
• Questions and Answers: A dedicated Q&A session where you can ask any questions to clarify doubts and gain further insights from the expert.

Webinar Details:

• Presenter: Gavin Altus, Director at Sentrient. Subject to availability, Gavin will be joined by Nade Petreska, Senior Associate, Workplace Relations, Employment, and Safety at Mills Oakley. Kirra is an experienced legal professional with expertise in employment law and workplace relations.
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Post-Webinar Resources: After the webinar, you’ll receive a live recording of the session, presentation slides, and additional resources to help you further develop a positive compliance culture in your organisation.

Why Attend?

• Enhance Your Knowledge: Gain a deeper understanding of how psychological health and safety and psychological safety can help build a high-trust organisation, and how it interconnects with legal requirements, and how to protect your organisation from potential legal challenges.
• Practical Guidance: Learn specific steps to improve your psychological health and safety and psychological safety practices, ensuring that they align with both legal standards and organisational objectives.
• Risk Management: Discover how to mitigate risks and make better, legally sound decisions when managing psychological health and safety in the workplace.

What You’ll Learn:

• The legal foundations of psychological health and safety, and psychological safety, to ensure you’re aware of both rights and responsibilities.
• Best practices to manage psychological safety through the various stages of the employee lifecycle.
• How to make consistent, fair, and legally compliant decisions in psychological health and safety obligations.
• How to address potential risks and challenges, ensuring that psychological safety drives positive organisational outcomes.

Who Should Attend?

• HR Professionals: Those responsible for designing, implementing, or managing organisational performance management systems.
• Managers and Team Leaders: Leaders who want to improve team performance and ensure their practices are legally sound.
• Legal Advisors: Workplace relations or employment lawyers who must stay updated on the latest developments in performance management laws.
• Anyone Interested in Improving Performance Culture: This webinar is ideal for anyone looking to understand the intersection of performance management, legal compliance, and organisational culture.

About the Presenters:

Gavin Altus is an experienced Director at Sentrient, specialising in helping organisations navigate the complexities of workplace compliance. With a focus on practical, actionable advice, Gavin is committed to ensuring businesses comply with the latest legislative requirements.

Nade Petreska is a Senior Associate at Mills Oakley with extensive experience in workplace relations, employment, and safety. She is well-versed in navigating complex legal issues related to performance management and has helped numerous organisations ensure that their practices comply with the latest legal standards.

Don’t Miss Out! Register Now for Your Free Spot:

• Tuesday 19^th August 2025
• Thursday 13^th November 2025

This webinar is an excellent opportunity to learn from an expert in the field and ensure that your organisation’s attention to psychological health and safety processes is legally compliant and effective in creating a psychologically safe workplace and high-performance culture. Don’t miss out, register today!