A recent decision of the Fair Work Commission is a timely reminder to revise organisational policies and procedures so that they clearly identify the behavioural standards expected of board members. The Decision On 19 May 2017, Commissioner Hampton handed down a decision in relation to an application for an order to stop bullying made by […]
[WEBINAR ON DEMAND] Workplace reviews as a tool for improving workplace culture & effectiveness
Keen to manage people risk? Want your business to be on the front foot and working on those issues that matter most to employees? Believe that staff can help shape the business agenda? Discover the different ways to conduct successful workplace reviews in this Worklogic webinar on demand, presented by Kairen Harris, Associate Director, Worklogic and former GM […]
Workplace Reviews – a flexible tool for addressing conflict
Why a Workplace Review? In an ideal world, you run a workplace (or culture) review when all seems plain sailing. This type of review acts as a preventative and ‘diagnostic’ tool for you: it will identify hidden dangers for the future for you to remedy now, around, for example behaviour risk, potential conflict, reporting or […]
Bayly’s case: implications for workplace investigations
Recent interim orders of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) effectively prevented an employer from taking further steps to finalise its investigation of an employee’s conduct and take disciplinary steps against her, until the FWC had determined the employee’s stop-bullying application. In this blog post, we discuss the background to this case and highlight the potential […]
Returning the dysfunctional team to high performance
Tolstoy once said that happy families are all alike but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. When things are going well, being part of a functional and effective team is a joy – the sense of shared purpose, the improved outcomes when knowledge is shared and you have worked collaboratively. However, when […]
The 7 Foundations of Organisational Resilience
Last week, Worklogic hosted an information session on ‘Nurturing Resilience’. In the session consultant psychologist Megan Fulford explored ways to build and/or enhance organisational resilience, using psychological principles drawn from the latest research, and her clinical experience of factors associated with resilience. Megan focused on seven foundations of organisational resilience: 1. Strengths Using your strengths […]