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We have a very comfortable couch at Justitia, which is where we have our best discussions. This is what we’re talking about at the moment.
Face-to-face training in the age of #MeToo – a luxury or an opportunity?
Earlier this year, the International Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Association of NSW made a joint submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces (the Inquiry). The submission made for a sober read. It is a reminder that the legal profession – like many other professions and […]
New WorkSafe (Vic) Info Sheet on family violence
WorkSafe Victoria have issued a new Information Sheet for employers called “Addressing Family Violence in the Workplace” (January 2018). It reminds us of the important role that workplaces can play in preventing and responding to family violence by providing a safe and supportive working environment for all employees. The information sheet aims to assist employers understand […]
Sexual harassment: more work to be done
Sexual harassment has been in the spotlight more intensively than many of us can remember. A year ago, the New York Times and the New Yorker laid bare multiple accounts of alleged sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein of his staff and colleagues. No one could have predicted that a flood of 83 people would step […]
‘Tis the Season
It is the that time of year again when organisations send out their reminders to managers and staff (sometimes separately) about the expectations of appropriate behaviour at work related Christmas parties and events. Occasions when, inevitably, there is someone who becomes just that little bit too relaxed and perhaps even uninhibited, under the spell of […]
From LA to Melbourne: recent investigation conferences and other developments
We try to keep our clients briefed about developments in all workplace law areas, and one in which Justitia has been active this year involves workplace investigations. So it is time for an update. Increasingly, we have been assisting clients negotiate complex misconduct issues, where an investigation was necessary due to either the seriousness of […]
Justitia’s new website: looking back, thinking forward
It seems there is nothing like the development of a new website to prompt a deep period of reflection across an organisation. Over the past few months we have contemplated all the usual questions: What is our history? What are our values, our objectives for the future? Is that font too serious, too playful or […]
