WORKPLACE RISK, COMPLIANCE & ADVISORY
Workplace consulting for complex employment, conduct and compliance issues.
Australian Workplace Strategies supports employers with workplace advisory services, investigations, mediation, psychosocial safety, training and governance, risk and compliance systems. We help organisations manage obligations, resolve workplace issues and make practical, well-documented decisions.
What we are known for
- Independent workplace investigations conducted through a fair and structured process.
- Psychosocial safety and workplace risk programs aligned with WHS obligations.
- Practical advisory support for conduct, complaints, performance and compliance issues.
- Strobe GRC technology for case, risk and assurance management.
Memberships & certifications
Services
Integrated workplace, safety and compliance support.
Engagements are led by senior practitioners with backgrounds in workplace consulting, HR, WHS, employment compliance and regulatory practice. Every matter is scoped, governed and reported against a documented methodology.
Advisory & Compliance
Independent advice on workplace obligations, policy frameworks, conduct standards and regulatory exposure.
Workplace Investigations
Procedurally fair investigations into misconduct, bullying, harassment, discrimination and code-of-conduct breaches.
Mediation & Resolution
Structured mediation and facilitated conversations that preserve working relationships and reduce escalation risk.
Psychosocial Safety
Risk assessment, control design and reporting aligned to the model WHS psychosocial hazard regulations.
Training
Manager and leader capability programs in conduct, conflict, psychosocial risk and decision-making.
GRC Technology
Implementation of the Strobe GRC platform for case management, risk registers and assurance reporting.
ISO & Integrated Management Systems
Practical ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001 systems — designed to be audit-ready and operationally useful.
Retained Workplace Advisory Support
Retained support for workplace risk and compliance.
Australian Workplace Strategies supports employers through project-based engagements and ongoing monthly retainers. Retained support gives your organisation access to experienced workplace, WHS, employment compliance and management-systems expertise when issues arise and as your obligations evolve.
Retainers can be tailored to the organisation's size, workforce profile and risk environment, with particular experience supporting organisations employing approximately 25 to 500 staff across the public and private sectors.
What retained support typically includes
- Ongoing workplace advisory support
- HR, WHS and integrated management systems guidance
- Policy, procedure and documentation support
- Manager support for conduct, performance and workplace issues
- Compliance reviews, action tracking and implementation support
- Access to Strobe GRC workflows where appropriate
A retained arrangement helps employers manage issues earlier, keep policies and systems current, support managers through difficult workplace matters and maintain a consistent approach to compliance, documentation and risk — without the overhead of a full-time internal specialist team.
Strobe GRC Platform
Governance, risk and compliance, in one workspace.
Strobe is Australian Workplace Strategies' governance, risk and compliance platform. It supports case management, risk registers, assurance workflows, obligation tracking and evidence-based compliance reporting.
- Case management — secure intake, triage and investigation workflows.
- Risk & controls — enterprise risk registers, treatments and reviews.
- Psychosocial reporting — hazard register, controls and board reporting.
- Assurance evidence — auditable trail across policies, training and incidents.
Employer tools
Practical decision support for workplace risk.
The Classification Compass
Assess employee, independent-contractor, contract–practice, sham-contracting and separate superannuation warning signs.
Psychosocial Hazard Control Review
Review psychosocial hazards, existing controls, consultation and matters requiring priority attention.
Redundancy & Redeployment Risk Check
Review the operational rationale, consultation, redeployment, selection safeguards and termination-readiness issues associated with a proposed redundancy.
Workplace Complaint Triage Planner
Plan immediate safety actions, evidence safeguards, interim measures, fair-process steps and suitable response pathways for a workplace complaint or reported concern.
Positive Duty Maturity Assessment
Review whether your organisation’s positive-duty prevention system is designed, implemented and evidenced across the Commission’s seven standards.
Termination Process Readiness Check
Review the proposed reason, evidence, protected-reason risks, procedural fairness, alternatives, notice and final-pay readiness before a non-redundancy dismissal.
Information Centre
Briefings for HR, safety and executive readers.
Workplace Advisory & Compliance
How to conduct a wage compliance review
An end-to-end guide for employers on governing, scoping, calculating, verifying and acting on a wage compliance review.
Read briefing →Workplace Advisory & Compliance
How to determine award coverage and classification
Coverage, application and classification are three separate questions, and job titles, salaries and payroll codes answer none of them. A step-by-step method for reaching a position you can stand behind.
Read briefing →Workplace Advisory & Compliance
Preparing for enterprise bargaining: an employer's roadmap
Making a single-enterprise agreement is a statutory process with fixed steps and deadlines. This roadmap follows the pathway from scoping and notification time through to approval and payroll implementation.
Read briefing →Engage AWS on a confidential basis.
For sensitive matters, briefings can be scoped without identifying parties. We provide an indicative methodology, timeline and fee estimate within two business days.