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May 2015

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

By Bullying, Difficult People, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations, Sexual Harassment

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Bullying / Harassment Accusation
Unfair Dismissal
Serious Misconduct
Serious Injury
Serious Safety Incident
Employee Disputes

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I will help you to plan the best course of action, and how you should communicate to your staff.

Let’s Talk About Sex.

By Bullying, Difficult People, Employee Relations, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Management, Sexual Harassment

Recently I took part in a discussion for SBS’ Insight’s program about Sexual Harassment at work.

What became really clear, really quickly in the discussion, was that 31 years since legislation was introduced, people are still questioning whether it is a “real” issue; and many, many people still struggle with what it may, or may not be.

I will start as SBS did, with the legal definition:“Sexual harassment is any unwanted or unwelcome sexual behaviour, which makes a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated.”

Last night’s program reflects what I have found when consulting with organisations on this issue. There are as many personal interpretations of the definition as there are people in any room at any one time. Read More