Workplace Wellness Warrior How Karen Maher is revolutionising psychological safety 6 August 2024 Karen Maher recently appeared on the Future Fit Leadership podcast, hosted by Sadhana Smiles. This podcast is dedicated to empowering both emerging and experienced leaders to navigate and thrive in the dynamic world of leadership. In this 45 minute episode, Karen delved into the crucial importance of ...

Karen Maher spoke with Dr Tessa Bailey, Director at The OPUS Centre, about how employers can adhere to new legislative mandates.

The boss of two hospital coffee shops and two associated companies have been convicted and fined $290,000 after the sexual harassment of multiple staff.

SafeWork NSW has launched its first four-year Strategy (2023-2027) to support businesses in preventing workplace sexual harassment

What an honour to speak at the international APOSHO36 conference alongside so many incredible thought leaders in Workplace Health & Safety

What an honour to speak at the international APOSHO36 conference alongside so many incredible thought leaders in Workplace Health & Safety

What an honour to speak at the international APOSHO36 conference alongside so many incredible thought leaders in Workplace Health & Safety

We all know the consequences that can occur within organisations when people don’t feel safe and supported to speak up about concerns they have. Notwithstanding this, the fear of speaking up in our workplaces is still very real.

This quote from the AHRC’s Respect@Work Inquiry report encapsulates the entire report. The reactive model of relying on individuals to make a complaint of sexual harassment has truly failed (and continues to do so).

This quote from the AHRC’s Respect@Work Inquiry report encapsulates the entire report. The reactive model of relying on individuals to make a complaint of sexual harassment has truly failed (and continues to do so).

Being an active bystander is a huge emerging area in Australia now and it’s very effective and very powerful. Karen Maher shares some practical tips around what you can do.

Today marks a historic day for Western Australia, as their work health and safety (WHS) laws have finally been modernised in WA.

Haslin Constructions are leaders in their industry and are pushing to continually improve, this time learning and planning around ‘Workplace Bystanders’. This organisation has strong, caring and authentic leaders who showed genuine commitment to this project.

One year after Chanel Contos launched her consent education petition — there has been unanimous commitment from all education ministers that school curriculums will implement ‘holistic and age appropriate consent education’ in Australian school curriculums from 2023

“A systemic culture of bullying, unacceptably high levels of sexism and sexual harassment plaguing employees” – revelations from a Report into Workplace Culture at mining Corporation Rio Tinto.
Rio Tinto are now showing a commitment to transparency and appear to be taking action to strengthen their culture and eliminate bullying & harassment.

This quote from the AHRC’s Respect@Work Inquiry report encapsulates the entire report. The reactive model of relying on individuals to make a complaint of sexual harassment has truly failed (and continues to do so).

One in three people (33%) said they experienced sexual harassment at work in the last five years (AHRC National Survey 2018).

R U OK? is encouraging people to build an R U OK? Culture in their workplace so that everyone feels safe, supported and encouraged.

For too long in Australia, the status quo around workplace bullying and sexual harassment/assault has been lacking. “We need to be switching away from the reactive mode where we’re dealing with things in the aftermath. Instead, we need to move into that proactive mode where we’re identifying and controlling risk.”