HARRIET STACEY on an age-old dilemma for investigators – even as technology makes it all so much easier. Regardless of recent technological developments that enable reliable digital audio recording without great expense – and mass access to MP3 and MP4 files and transcription programs – workplace investigators still dwell on this question: to audio record […]
Well done to the staff from Uniting Care Children, Young People and Families (UCCYPF) who did their assessments for the Certificate IV in Government Investigations just before Christmas. These staff are the first cohort from UCCYPF who will be trained by WISE to conduct workplace investigations and build the organisations capacity to respond to complaints […]
Even though the Sex Discrimination Act was introduced in 1984, AHRC’s recent report on its survey on the prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace, shows that sexual harassment remains widespread and efforts to curb this behaviour have stalled. AHRC’s report Working without fear: Results of the sexual harassment national telephone survey 2012 shows that […]
WISE’s Jo Kamira features in not one but two recent articles in The Canberra Times. In these articles Jo talks about her experience in investigations and upward bullying. Please click on links below to read the full articles. Probing misdeeds in the workplace – Opinion – Editorial – General – The Canberra Times Rogue workers […]
During August we posted daily tips on investigations on our website, facebook and twitter. Here is the complete list of those tips. 31 Days 31 Tips Tip 1 – Silence is an interviewer’s best friend Tip 2 – Don’t assume anything Tip 3 – If in doubt ask Tip 4 – Consider each case on […]
One aspect of bullying that receives little attention is the small but not insignificant number of cases where managers are bullied by team members. Here’s an article I’ve written discussing this issue that was published in this month’s online Human Capital Magazine. Upward bullying: When bosses are targets of harassment With awareness of bullying and […]
Radion National has just aired an excellent report on the challenges facing people investigating workplace bullying. The discussion covers Brodie’s Law in Victoria but also the issues for WorkSafe in making determinations in bullying cases. Recommended listening
Recent changes to NSW public sector wages will lead to greater employee unrest and dissatisfaction. The contentious changes, passed recently by both Houses of Parliament, sparked an angry protest by nearly 12,000 workers in Sydney’s Macquarie Street, earlier this week. Unfortunately this protest is just the tip of the iceberg. The Government should brace for […]
We have all had a great time at AHRI this year! Tony from BlueZoo joined us to demonstrate Governance Manager – a software solution that will help our clients proactively improve their approach to complaints management and professional integrity. We all learnt a lot from discussions with Tony and other exhibitors and attendees. […]
The WISE team are looking forward to AHRI 2011 in Sydney next week. The convention provides the perfect forum for us to meet with HR professionals and find out what’s really going on in their workplaces. This year we are offering free 30 minute consultations valued at $120 plus copies of our successful book Procedural […]