Employment
Best System for Keeping Policies Up to Date in NZ
Keeping policies current isn’t just about compliance — it’s about protecting your organisation, your staff, and the people you serve.
What Policies Do We Need? A Simple Guide for NZ Agencies
In this post, we look at some of the "must-have" policies that every organisation needs, plus service-specific policies that depend on what you do. .
A Comprehensive Guide: Identifying and Addressing Workplace Stressors
Policy isn't enough. Within any organisation or business the first important step to prevent mental harm and injury is to identify psychosocial hazards.
Alcohol and drug use at work – Top Tips
Alcohol and drug use at work can be hazardous. At the Policy Place we address alcohol and drug use with policy and procedure aimed at preventing and mitigating the risks.
Improving policies and procedures for bullying and harassment
Recent changes took effect for lawyers in July this year in Aotearoa. The changes address important gaps in the rules of conduct for lawyers relating to bullying, sexual harassment, racial....
Policies and procedures for A&D recovery in the workplace
We need a recovery approach to alcohol and drug use as a society.
Risky business – when offending hits the workplace
The case of Philip Barnes was recently laid bare in New Zealand media when his name suppression order was lifted.
The wrong and right of criminal history checking in your policies and procedures
Systemic bias is part of the criminal justice system and disproportionately impacts on Māori and people with disabilities.
Your guide to child and family-friendly policies and procedures
Here's a checklist of some key policies and procedures to support child, whānau and family-friendly practice in your agency.
Performance assessment
NZS 8134.3.3 is a standard that has to be met by health and disability services. It sets out criteria for good policy and procedures.