S08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: To SWMS or not to SWMS?!

Season 08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Work, rest, and playShould employees be permitted to disconnect from their workplace during their 'downtime'? Alan discusses The Fair Work Ammendment Right to Disconnect Bill 2023 which makes it legislatively clear that the provisions in work health safety laws intend to support workers. Alan contends that workers need to recharge and replenish versus always being 'ON' at work. "... Work, rest, and play," croons Trajce, citing the candybar jingle.For more on this, listen to:S06 E07: We revisit the right to disconnect, & S05 E03: Grab the Pilates socks - its our 'Right to Disconnect' time!

Season 08 Episode 01: Flora, Fauna, and the ‘Port-a-Loo’: Beware the arachnidsIn this season opener of WhyWork Podcast, we forgo the spreadsheets and the performance statistics – we go straight to storytelling. A toilet. A spider. And a young worker’s unforgettable encounter with risk realities interrupting his routines – when faced with an arachnoid phenom, it was up close and highly personal. “Not once, but TWICE!” exclaims Trajce.“Sometimes, work gets weird,” Alan laments, as he shares disarmingly intimate conversational snippets from his men’s group. Sara chimes, “And that is where the truth lives!”This episode is about the things we don’t write down in procedures: the folklore, the warnings passed in whispers, and the rituals we perform before doing the ordinary. It's about vigilance. About humour. About how experience embeds itself amidst bodily functions.We talk about the risks we manage and the ones we normalise. What does it mean when danger becomes part of the dunny?

Season 08 Trailer 05: 'Feasibility and foreseeability of becoming a croc sandwich for a day' toys with the season's examination of exposure to wild critters during both work and tourist play. Coming soon.

Season 08 Trailer 04: 'Stress, and more stress,' warns Trajce, "Ai-O, Ai-O, It's off to work we go..." Get ready to listen to Season 08 releases coming soon...

Season 08 WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Botty Botch Botox - Trajce is excited by Botox at work as his incentive to get back to the office. Sara is dismayed, and Alan is humoured (we recommend that you use your own discretion in this debate!).

Season 08 Trailer 03 Teases stories about healthcare, male-on-male workmate attention, Darth Vader, mining prosecutions, and so much more. "It's extraordinary!" exclaims Alan. "Watch this audio space," invites Trajce.

Season 08 Trailer 02: Secret handshakesCriminal work, health, and safety law convictions, children injured on theme rides, and secret handshakes - do you have one? Tune in, more coming on these topics in Season 08.

Season 08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: To sink or to SWMS?!The Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) debate is hot and Trajce summarises his research while giving it to us straight: SWMS or no, they have made little difference in organisations, and with or without one, fatalities may still arise in organisations. Listen to Season 06 E12: It's going SWM'ingly to learn more about this finding!

Season 08 Trailer 01: Faux Paus and Flummoxes: life is like a maze, listen to the WhyWork Podcasters recording mishaps as they prepare to release Season 08 - we're back!

Season 07 Bonus 05: Mock Podcast: "Diamonds were her best friend... until carats became complaints - Part 3Listen to this Part 3, final in a series of 3 Parts, of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association of Australia (HFESA) 2024 Annual Conference, Brisbane, Queensland special-episode interactive workshop on work design and case law. This episode encourages workshop delegates to examine a case of a jeweller, his magnanimous gift giving to a sales representative, and their mutual workplace experiences.This Part 3 episode provides the platform for delegates of the HFESA 2024 Annual Conference WhyWork Podcast to debate the industrial relations and work health & safety case: Taylor v August and Pemberton Pty Ltd - [2023] FCA 1313). If you missed the prelude, listen to Part 1 first for context, and Part 2 for more content. The delegates debate ideas on "Just say, 'NO!'", and softening boundaries in workplace relations. "Clumsy, not nefarious...?" probes Sara, "Indeed, not intentional sexual harassment." advises a delegate. The delegates explore the carry-over of industrial relations with occupational psychosocial hazard exposures in the workplace health & safety workplace framework.Congratulations to all participating delegates - love your work!