Often in workplace investigations and culture reviews, we are asked by an employee “Can I tell you something off the record?”. If you hear this phrase, handle it very carefully. Most managers have been in a situation like this one: An employee comes into your office and closes the door. He says Fatima uses inappropriate […]
In this on-demand webinar, Jodie Fox takes you on a guided journey on how to conduct a workplace investigation. View webinar Using a real-life example and drawing on her extensive experience, Jodie walks you through the steps required to conduct a fair and effective workplace investigation. She also points out the traps to avoid along the way! How […]
When an organisation wishes to conduct a procedurally fair investigation to support informed decision-making, it must decide who should conduct the investigation, with the question being should it be internal (this can be HR staff or managers) or external consultants? When making the decision to outsource an investigation (or not to), there are a number […]
Like many of us, I believe myself to be fair and largely free of prejudice. I live and work in a diverse city, with people of various cultural backgrounds, and I enjoy experiences that expose me to new things. I consider myself to be largely impartial as I evaluate people and situations. But, as it […]
Like many people, I currently open the newspaper with a sense of dread, wondering what new bad things will have happened overnght. Last week, there were media reports that the Former Chair of the ABC Board often referred to women at work as ‘chicks’ or ‘babes’. This week, we have Alan Jones’ shockingly disrespectful and threatening […]
Australian finance and business commentator Alan Kohler has a terrific business podcast featuring short, sharp interviews with business leaders. Next time you are flying Qantas, you can also pick up episodes on their inflight Qantas Radio. He recently interviewed Worklogic’s founding directors, Grevis Beard and Rose Bryant-Smith. The interview is informative and entertaining – well worth […]