Corporate governance is about overarching accountability across the organisation. Its key components are assurance, compliance and risk. Policies and procedures need to address these fundamentals and risk management is an…
Encouraging compliance within organisations
The possibility of being the subject of an individual personal liability claim in a workplace matter is a scary prospect for any manager, team leader or HR professional. However, the…
Workplace cultures-Values and policies and procedures.
These days HR keep talking workplace culture but are the employees listening? Significant data suggests minimal attention to the constant talking up of the issue by team leaders and consequently…
Adverse action policies and procedures steps.
Adverse action cases are delivering ever increasing compensation pay-outs. An example is the recent decision of the Queensland Supreme Court which awarded the employee concerned $1.3 million for past and…
Termination policies and procedures
Termination of employment based on medical advice has been the subject of a recent Fair Work Commission ruling changing the assessment of “the employee’s capacity to perform the inherent requirements…
Employee or Manager?
The Australian Fair Work Commission often must rule in this matter of defining whether an employee is a Manager or employee subject to an Award. The following duties and…
Under-performance policies.
First let’s establish what underperformance is, as it is not to be confused with misconduct. Definition of underperformance: Not following workplace policies and procedures Below standard work performance Disruptive behaviour…
Sick leave policy and procedures.
There are two outstanding types of employees when flu or virus season is upon us. One is the “sickie taker”, the other the “workplace warrior”. The sickie taker is the…
Mentoring VS coffee catch-ups
All too often the benefits of mentoring in many industries are lost through a sense of conviviality “Let’s do this over coffee” and in some cases “Let’s have a beer…
The ‘Lone wolf leadership style.’
Most organisations require managers who can collaborate with other teams but they remain hard to find. Many leaders are “Lone wolves” tending to focus on their own business…