As mask mandates lift this week across the country and more employees return to the office, our next challenge is navigating the new world of hybrid workplaces. For women, who are more likely to take advantage of workplace flexibility, does the technological transformation finally offer the infrastructure for real work-life balance, or will those working […]
Worklogic has a new address, as while moving, we have been thinking about our role as a hybrid workforce. Worklogic has been working flexibly across office, client site and home since its inception and we have advised many workplaces who are embracing hybrid work. As working from home recommendations are lifting across the country, even […]
On Tuesday the Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Kate Jenkins released Set the Standard : Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (2021)which was a report on the review of workplace standards at Australian Parliament House. The results of the report, at first glance, are sobering. It found (among other things) that 37% of […]
Workplace investigations are a necessary tool in an organisations’ tool kit. Done well, they areprocedurally fair, independent enquiries into the circumstances of a particular conflict, makingfindings of fact that enable an organisation to make informed and sensible decisions about managingthe risk of the conflict or complaint can inflame existing tensions, contribute to the breakdown ofworking […]
A robust, well-written workplace investigation report is your best defense in an unfair dismissal claim. Worklogic director Jodie Fox examines the benefits of writing comprehensive investigative reports after a recent decision by the Fair Work Commission found Worklogic’s report to be consistent and detailed. Worklogic Report Withstands FWC Scrutiny Recently one of Worklogic’s reports was examined […]
Building a Resilient Team For many organisations 2020 was a bit of a nightmare. The unpredictable nature of the pandemic lead to businesses shutting down, staff experiencing isolation, (some for the first time) and the subsequent lockdowns that challenged us all in different ways. This upheaval meant that many managers and HR professionals were working […]
The Respect@Work Report was released in March of this year (which in 2020 feels like ten years ago, rather than ten months). The report, which was the product of two year’s work, over 500 submissions, and 60 sessions of consultation across the nation, was released by the Australian Human Rights Commission and was a world […]
In this Worklogic webinar on-demand, Jodie Fox, Angela Seach, Louisa Dickinson and Melanie Roberts draw on their decades of experience to discuss anything you want to know about Mediation and Coaching. Topics include: when should I consider mediation to address complaints of inappropriate behaviour? what are the different types of coaching and when should they […]
In this Worklogic webinar on-demand, Worklogic Director Jodie Fox discusses the benefits of building a diverse workplace culture and the challenges to address along the way including: managing discrimination risks strategies for building a respectful, supportive and inclusive workplace addressing unconscious bias and its role in conflict and misconduct investigations. WATCH WEBINAR How to access […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an Appellant in want of a good argument might attempt a specious literary reference. So was the case in the appeal decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in Hughes trading as Beesley and Hughes Lawyers v Hill [2020] FCAFC 126 (24 July 2020). The decision […]