February 8, 2023 Conference, Health & Wellbeing

How to address vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout in your workplace

Vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout present significant risks for workers exposed directly and indirectly to traumatic content. The impacts can be both on individuals and on entire workplaces with outcomes such as poor mental health, reduced productivity, increased absenteeism and high staff turnover.

Tara Hunter is the Director of Clinical and Client Services at Full Stop Australia. In the lead-up to her presentation at the 2023 Not-For-Profit People Conference, Tara spoke with us about how to address vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout in NFP workplaces.

September 21, 2021 Health & Wellbeing

If you’re going to mandate COVID vaccination at your workplace, here’s how to do it ethically

Compulsory COVID vaccination has been in the news lately and you may be considering what’s best for your NFP.

If you are an employer and thinking about a vaccine mandate for your workers, there are many things to consider.

If you want to go down that path as a last resort here’s how to do it ethically.

September 1, 2021 Culture and Values, Health & Wellbeing, Human Resources

Leave policies that could make your NFP stand out from the crowd

Attracting and keeping top talent can be a challenge for not-for-profit organisations that can’t pay “the big bucks”. But often money isn’t the main benefit people are looking for.

Savvy NFPs can differentiate themselves and stand out as an employer of choice with better, more progressive leave policies that can help to support your team members at the challenging or important times in their lives.

Here are 12 different types of leave your organisation could consider offering.

August 5, 2021 Culture and Values, Health & Wellbeing, Legal Issues

How to respond to serious incidents in the workplace – best practice guidelines from the federal parliamentary review

Multiple sexual assault and sexual harassment complaints from workers and staffers at Parliament House in Canberra this year have been a cautionary tale for many organisations on how not to handle a serious workplace incident.

Here are 14 best-practice recommendations drawn from the Foster report that can help to improve your organisation’s response should a serious work place incident occur in your workplace.

July 29, 2021 Culture and Values, Health & Wellbeing, Managing People Well

How to build a more resilient team

The unprecedented challenges of the pandemic have tested many NFP employees to their limits. So why have some been able to bounce back and carry on while others have struggled?

The answer may be resilience – a characteristic that gives teams the capacity to survive and even thrive in the face of adversity.

And the good news is it’s not an innate trait. It can be developed.

July 7, 2021 Culture and Values, Health & Wellbeing, Remote Work

Four ways NFP organisations can avoid post-pandemic employee turnover

Working from home has revealed that employees can have it all and they don’t want to lose this privilege. A recent survey showed that almost half of employees would look for a new employer rather than give up the ability to work from home at least part of the time.

Here are four proposals for employers to stave off employee turnover during the return to in-person work.

May 17, 2021 Health & Wellbeing, Managing People Well

How to help your team get more sleep

Lack of sleep may be triggering the next workplace health crisis: almost four in ten Australians admitting they aren’t getting a good night’s rest.

Educating managers about sleep and its benefits is crucial to ensuring they can manage teams to deliver maximum impact to your organisation – and your clients who depend on them.

April 8, 2021 Health & Wellbeing, Human Resources

How to write an effective mental health policy for your NFP

When your people are well, your organisation stands to benefit from higher productivity and higher staff retention.

Having a policy in your workplace – to frame staff actions on mental health and provide clarity for helping employees and managers speak openly and find solutions – can help set the foundations for supporting the mental health of employees and strengthening your organisation.

March 16, 2021 Health & Wellbeing, Managing People Well

How to have a conversation with a colleague who doesn’t seem like their usual self

Have you noticed a workmate behaving differently? Do they not seem their usual self?

Many people will be hesitant to start a conversation but this may be pivotal in them getting the help and support that they need to get and stay well.

Here are some tips for having that conversation.

November 18, 2020 Culture and Values, Health & Wellbeing, Remote Work

Staff working from home? Why you should create a caregiver-friendly work culture

Many in our community provide often unseen informal care, with the majority of carers being female, over the age of 45. Many of these invisible informal carers are also juggling employment.

COVID-19 is an opportune time – NFP employers have a unique chance to protect the physical, emotional and financial well-being of their carer-employees through creating a carer-friendly work culture.