Workplace bullying, harassment and discrimination will be the focus for a series of short briefings being run by Printing Industries throughout the month of July.
The series of two-hour briefings will aim to inform printing business owners and key staff members about the obligations required in dealing with the issues of harassment and discrimination, and the strategies that can be used to manage them should an incident occur.
Printing Industries’ general manager of Workplace Relations and Legal Services, Charles Watson (pictured), says bullying, harassment and discrimination are illegal under a multitude of laws throughout Australia.
“If incidents are allowed to fester in the workplace and not dealt with promptly and appropriately, a company can be in all sorts of pain,” says Watson. “The costs to a business of failing to deal with these issues will be in both reputation as well as the bottom line, not to mention the negative impact on the perceptions held by its workforce.
“With these issues now being viewed as workplace health and safety priorities, no business can afford to brush bullying, harassment and discrimination under the carpet,” he says.
Watson says the Printing Industries briefings would provide a practical approach to dealing pre-emptively with these issues.
The briefings are scheduled to begin on July 10 in South Australia:
- South Australia – 10 July 2012 – at the Printing Industries’ Wayville offices. (Time TBA)
- Victoria – 16 July 2012 - Printing Industries’ Mulgrave offices 9.30am-11.30am
- Queensland – 19 July 2012 - Printing Industries’ Newmarket offices 2pm-4pm
- New South Wales – 20 July 2012 - Printing Industries’ Auburn offices 9.30am-11.30am
The briefings are free to Printing Industries members. Associates $50 per person.
Bookings can be made by contacting your local Printing Industries’ office on 1800 227 425.