The new whistleblower provisions under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 (Act) will take effect on 1 July 2019. Although the requirement to have a compliant policy for public and large proprietary companies takes effect six months later, on 1 January 2020, employers must comply with the Act from commencement.
Corporate culture is currently a big topic. Changing corporate culture, lifting culture to a new level, and ensuring staff are engaged in the culture of an organisation. Before we can change a culture, we must think about what we need to create this shift. Strategy, funding, Change Managers, tools and resources are all great.…
OH&S/WH&S Blended Learning Model For the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) risk and danger is ‘part of the job’. However, three independent reviews identified the need for NZDF to adopt a risk-based safety management approach. The Health and Safety Work Act 2015 (HSWA) imposed additional legislative requirements as well as further substantiated the need for…
Off-the-shelf compliance training is a great tool, but what if your workplace has unique requirements? That’s where a bespoke or custom course can help you.
Safetrac is thrilled to have won the Platinum Award for bespoke / custom training from the LearnX Foundation, with a personalised compliance program it developed for Toyota. This award focuses on a tailor-made learning solution that is customised to meet the unique training needs of an organisation to support and advance employee learning and business performance.
Safetrac is delighted to have won the Platinum Award for best eLearning widespread adoption from the LearnX foundation. This award focuses on an eLearning project that has been implemented over a large section of the organisation to support and advance employee learning and business performance.
Safetrac is thrilled to have won the Platinum Award for compliance training from the LearnX Foundation, with a bespoke compliance program it developed for Toyota. Safetrac were engaged by Toyota to build a series of courses to help train the dealer principals in each of the Toyota and Lexus dealerships across the country in how to comply with their responsibilities and obligations under the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards and the relevant industry awards.
Australian business and market regulators are becoming more assertive in enforcing legal compliance and many regulators are being afforded more power to pursue suspects. Both the ACCC and ASIC, for example, have recently been given more power to investigate suspicious activities, and the maximum penalties and fines for those found guilty of offences have been…
Training is vital for all new employees and there are two main areas of knowledge they need to acquire: Technical knowledge — the procedures involved in performing their role Industry-specific knowledge — the knowledge required to ensure their actions do not expose your organisation to non-compliance. In the past, organisations and SMEs focused solely on…
Cartel behaviour is not the most widely discussed area of competition and consumer law (CCL), and according to research by University of Melbourne it is largely misunderstood by people operating in the business sector. However, cartels cause significant damage to the markets in which they operate. By participating in anti-competitive conduct, cartels drive prices higher,…
For over a decade, Lance Armstrong has enjoyed the reputation of a hero. The world watched as he showed extraordinary personal strength to defeat cancer, and then win a record 7 consecutive Tour de France titles. We loved him as the cycling champion that trained harder, was more focused and raced faster than any of…
If you’re in the general insurance industry, you are probably already part of the 90% who are signatories to the General Insurance Code of Practice, A voluntary code developed by the Insurance Council of Australia, it seeks to raise standards of customer service and provide protection for policyholders. One of the requirements of the code…
“Safetrac’s bespoke content training has performed really well for us over the last 8 years. The client services team is very responsive, helpful and work with us proactively. They work with us every year to make the messaging fresh, include significant changes and make sure on a global basis it keeps our employees engaged.”
