There are numerous ways that technology can be used to violate someone’s privacy and control their freedom and independence. This guide provides practical tips on technological safety, including how to better secure your phone, laptop and desktop computers. The Esafety site also provides additional information aimed at empowering Australian women to take control of their…

Episode 10 of the HR Breakfast Club podcast features a discussion with Janice Hadgraft from White Ribbon and James Judge from Australian Human Resource Professionals on the intersection of domestic & family violence and the workplace.  This can present complex and challenging situations for both managers and HR practitioners.

Why you might need an HR Health check. In many small to medium businesses, resources are stretched. Business owners and managers often end up addressing people and workplace issues only when they become too important to ignore. Over time this can lead to human resource policies and practices containing contradictory and inconsistent provisions, putting you…

Dr Rosemary Lysaght, a visiting Canadian professor currently at the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at the University of Sydney, is doing some research into the Supported Wage System we have in Australia. This scheme is a somewhat idiosyncratic approach globally and Rosemary is seeking input from employers who have hired someone (or considered…

Workplace drug & alcohol testing - a one day seminar in Sydney on 22 March for developing a workplace AOD program

The Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women One of the readers of my blog sent me a link to this internet safety guide It includes practical ways to protect yourself from online harassment on sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat and Instagram. It also has useful advice on reporting sexual harassment at work, using online dating…

In a decision earlier this year the Fair Work Commission (FWC) confirmed that all employees should have access to unpaid family and domestic violence leave. Coming into operation from 1 August, modern awards will include a clause that provides for five days’ unpaid leave per annum to all employees (including casuals) experiencing family and domestic violence. This leave…

The People & Culture Podcast is a series of in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. Recorded late last year (before her appointment as acting head of the South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet) in this in this episode I ask Erma about…

The People & Culture Podcast is a series of in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. First published in the Mandarin – in this episode I am joined by Dr Tim Baker, a consultant who has written numerous books and worked globally across 21 industries as…

The People & Culture Podcast is a series of in-depth discussions with practitioners and leading experts on emergent trends impacting on the shape of the future workforce. First published in the Mandarin – in this episode I am joined by Gabrielle Sullivan, director of employment and industrial law at Bradley Allen Love lawyers. We discuss why performance…