The unprecendented situation with COVID-19 has had significant impact for our clients and the broader community as we all dust-off our business continuity plans, transition staff to working from home where possible, worry about our parents and think about what to do with the kids at home. At Worklogic, our flexible business model and extensive […]
Worklogic Directors Jodie Fox and Rose Bryant-Smith have been appointed to teach the new Master of Laws subject “Conducting Workplace Investigations“, as Senior Fellows at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. The subject explores the current legal framework applying to workplace investigations in Australia, and how best to minimise risks in the investigation of […]
Taking a systematic approach to workplace conflict management Conflict Management System Design (CMSD) enables organisations to proactively review the way conflict arises and improve how it is handled in the workplace. Consider this analogy. Rather than simply recommend paracetamol for a persistent headache, a good doctor will likely take your blood pressure, enquire about your […]
In this edition, Senior Investigator, Tom Henry explains the key lessons for employers from recent appeals and FWC cases relating to procedural fairness and an employer’s duty of care when conducting an investigation, taking action on offensive private social media posts by employees and the need for employers to act on complaints in inappropriate behaviour, regardless of how […]
As the year draws to a close, it’s often a time for reflection: “What were your organisation’s successes?”, “What might have been done better?” Whilst it’s important to learn from the past, this year Worklogic has been encouraging organisations to get proactive about “people risk”. So, in our final newsletter for 2011, instead of dwelling […]