The executive of Parents and Citizens Association in New South Wales has replaced the President and Vice President just weeks after a report revealed bullying within the organisation.
The President Helen Walton faced a motion to vacate the position at state council meeting on the weekend, which was carried with two third of the votes.
The vice president Tracy Robertson had already submitted her resignation.
Last month an inquiry found bullying within the organisation and it also ...
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a report: Australian crime: Facts & figures: 2011 with a special chapter on statistics and trends around crimes committed against children.
Australian Crime: Facts & Figures is an up-to-date snapshot of crime patterns and trends in Australia. It contains information on specific crimes, victims, offenders, the location of criminal acts and the operation of criminal justice systems—focusing on the work of police, courts and ...
The theory of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design), is about manipulating the built environment to prevent delinquency and crime. Through urban design, including the design of residences, public buildings, high rise, streets, parks, terminals, super highways, one could prevent crime by reducing the "opportunities".The initial risk assessment should be based on business activities and local area (demographics, ethnic blends, religious and cultural impacts, ...
These tips are from the OH&S Handbook from Portner Press. Try taking these 6 steps to preventing bullying, discrimination and harassment in your workplace:
Make sure you encourage respectful and courteous workplace behaviour.
Put in place a workplace policy that includes a process for reporting and investigating complaints.
Educate everyone in the workplace about bullying and harassment – let them know what is acceptable behaviour and what is ...
Nicole Underwood wrote a wonderful blog for hrdaily on corporate culture, what it is, and why is it important to be able to articulate it, particularly in the context of recruitment. Here are some gems I gleaned from her story.
What is culture?
It’s the vibe of the place
It’s the unspoken expectations of how things are
It determines whether you fit it in or not
It’s an organisation’s values in everything they do and how they stand by them in action, behaviour and ...