Safetrac has partnered with former Australian Defence Force Major, internationally-recognised leadership strategist and author of Caught in the Crossfire, Matina Jewell, to launch her leadership skills training program online. Unlike any other leadership training in the market, it is aimed at equipping employees at all stages of their leadership journey with the capabilities to deal with […]
Safetrac’s CEO, Deborah Coram, advises in a recent article in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and other Macquarie Media publications as to the importance of compliance in relation to brand and reputation. The recent Westpac scandal has revealed the importance of compliance and its impact on brand and culture; something that we at Safetrac have spoken about since […]
Bullying and harassment are topics that have taken centre stage in recent years, with organisations being thrown into the spotlight and facing severe public scrutiny for poor company culture and mishandling of allegations. In March 2020 the Australian Human Rights Commission released the Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report following an extensive national inquiry into […]
The protection of your business (and your brand) involves two very important components: compliance with industry regulations and the law and secondly, the education, growth and well-being of individual employees. Both aspects speak to an organisation’s culture and values, the strength of which ensures business longevity and an upstanding reputation in a highly competitive marketplace. […]
Changing mindsets towards compliance training is difficult, however not impossible. It starts with the acceptance that it’s not a tick-the-box task or a chore, it is much more than that, and if applied positively and thoughtfully, could add immense value to your workplace. Compliance is a legal obligation that not only assists in keeping your […]
The market cycle is failing corporate Australia and, by extension, society in general. A decade after Jack Welch delivered a scathing assessment of the market’s focus on shareholder value by describing it as “the dumbest idea in the world” and “a result, not a strategy”, little has changed. Companies big and small are driven more […]
Corporate liability provisions can be used to hold a company liable for any criminal offence where a corporate culture exists that tolerates or encourages a culpable conduct (Attorney General, Christian Porter). Business leaders are being held personally responsible for the conduct of their organisation now more than ever in Australia. With the surge of social […]
All employers share a common ground for providing a workplace that is safe for their employees. Educating staff on environmental hazards, fire hazards and any other physical hazards that may prove to be an obstacle in the effective running of an organisation. However, creating a workplace that is compliant with work, health and safety regulations […]
More and more businesses are reaching out to their customers via email and SMS. And why not? It’s very cost-effective and practically instantaneous. But if you go about it the wrong way, you can seriously damage your reputation with current and potential customers and find yourself in breach of the Spam Act. To avoid non-compliance […]
[A common] Scenario: It’s compliance training time! You have successfully gathered a room full of staff from various departments to complete their training. However, almost immediately, you can sense the elephant in the room and your stomach starts to sink.An ever-growing sense of lack of engagement, or worse, boredom, starts to get stronger and before […]
Compliance (or, the lack thereof) with the Fair Workers Act has attracted unprecedented attention in recent times. MAdE Establishment (George Calombaris) being ordered to publicly promote compliance with the Fair Work Act (as well as make a contrition payment of $200,000) Michael Hill Jewellers underpaying employees up to $25,000,000 over 6 years – which may result in a similar value one-off […]
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently (Warren Buffet). Educational institutions have long been characterised by their prestige – ranking, academic results and even alumni. Reputation, therefore, is everything in this industry. An article by the Harvard Business Review […]
