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0 The standard you walk past…

Recently I posted a comment in LinkedIn about a particular incident in which a young CFA volunteer was subjected to physical assault by other CFA volunteers in the presence of so called ‘team members’ who witnessed the assault and appeared unperturbed and did not intervene. My LinkedIn comment was: “What does it say when this behaviour […]

0 Should Every Workplace Complaint Be Investigated?

Does a detailed investigation have to be conducted for every formal complaint submitted to HR or management

Continuing our series of short videos on the subject of workplace investigations. It’s a subject that’s often misunderstood and even mishandled by leaders, managers and HR personnel. Today’s question… Some situations might require a formal investigation, where complainants, respondents and witnesses are interviewed separately and a formal report is prepared (with findings and recommendations), while […]

0 Do You Have To Participate In A Workplace Investigation?

Does the complainant or respondent have to participate in a workplace investigation

Continuing our series of short videos on the subject of workplace investigations. It’s a subject that’s often misunderstood and even mishandled by leaders, managers and HR personnel. Today’s question… Though you might think it would be in the interests of a complainant to support their complaint or the interests of a respondent to defend a […]

0 Is A Respondent Entitled To See A Workplace Complaint?

Should a Respondent to a Workplace Complaint Receive a Copy of the Complaint

Continuing our series of short videos on the subject of workplace investigations. It’s a subject that’s often misunderstood and even mishandled by leaders, managers and HR personnel. Today’s question…If a staff member submits a formal complaint, should that also be supplied to the respondent to that complaint? When a complaint is lodged, sometimes it’s done […]

0 What Workplace Incidents Don’t Warrant A Formal Investigation?

What Sort of Workplace Incidents Do Not Warrant a Formal Investigation

Continuing our series of short videos on the subject of workplace investigations. It’s a subject that’s often misunderstood and even mishandled by leaders, managers and HR personnel. Today’s question…What is an example of an incident that doesn’t warrant a formal investigation? An example of an incident that doesn’t warrant a formal investigation would be something […]

0 What is a Workplace Investigation?

What is a Workplace Investigation? A workplace investigation is supposed to be procedurally fair process to try to determine whether allegations that have been raised against another person in the workplace are substantiated or not substantiated. So it’s a process of collecting facts and evidence to be able to make a determination on a balance […]

0 Why I Was In Conflict With You

Why I am in conflict with you…I am in conflict with you because I don’t trust you.I don’t trust you because you have done and said things that contradict what I think is acceptable.Behaviours (actions and comments) that I find acceptable are ones which:Show me respectSupport my effortsAlign with my valuesDo not make me feel […]

0 St John of God Leadership Program In East Timor

St John of God and WPHS East Timor Interview

As a community support initiative, we have been providing leadership training via the St John of God Social Outreach International Health Service Program in East Timor. The Health Manager Program was established to address leadership and management capability among nurses and other leaders at the Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares’ (HNGV) in Dili. St John of God […]

0 One Step One Life Cambodian Charity For Education

One Step One Life is a non religious, not for profit charity providing free English education, scholarships, teacher training and safe learning environments to help young Cambodians break the poverty cycle and follow their dreams. One Step One Life at a time.The charity was started in 2014 by Jake, then 19, wanting to make a […]

0 Supporting headspace to Tackle Youth Mental Health Issues

An extension of our work at Workplace Harmony Solutions is our support of organisations which tackle mental health issues. Last month we had the pleasure of hosting a table at a business luncheon for headspace, a national youth mental health foundation dedicated to improving the wellbeing of young Australians.The Geelong branch is operated by Barwon […]