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Independent workplace culture reviews.
Senior, independent reviews for boards and executives navigating the positive duty, a regulatory inquiry or a contested cultural moment. Findings that hold up — externally and internally — and a credible plan for what happens next.
Commission a reviewCulture Plus method
Behaviour-first. Evidence-based. Built to last.
Build trust & certainty
Build trust, support regulatory requirements and surface what next.
The Respect@Work positive duty, sector-specific conduct frameworks and rising stakeholder expectations have raised the bar on what a credible review looks like. Internal review is no longer sufficient where the question is contested, the stakes are public, or the regulator is watching.
An independent review re-establishes trust with the workforce, satisfies the evidentiary bar for regulators and gives the board a defensible foundation for what comes next.
"The Australian Human Rights Commission can investigate compliance and, where appropriate, compel action."
"Where culture is contested, an independent review is the most direct evidence of seriousness."
Review snapshot
What you need to know at a glance.
For organizations requiring ongoing support beyond a review, Culture Plus also offers Strategic Advice & Governance services to help embed long-term cultural change.
Boards, CEOs, and Executive teams navigating the positive duty, regulatory scrutiny, or a contested cultural moment where internal review is insufficient.
Endorsed capability partner
Trusted by Australia's peak HR body.
Culture Plus Consulting is proud to design and deliver flagship DEI programmes for the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) — Australia's peak HR professional body — supporting HR leaders and practitioners to build capability for inclusive leadership and organisational change.
Connect with us to explore how evidence-based DEI training can help your organisation build capability, strengthen culture, and deliver meaningful, measurable change.
Our Process
Our independent workplace review process.
We follow a rigorous, board-fluent methodology designed to surface the truth while managing organizational risk. Every review is tailored to the specific regulatory and cultural context of your organization.
What changes after a review
Real certainty for the board.
Satisfaction of the evidentiary bar for regulators (Positive Duty) and lower cultural risk. A board-defensible foundation for conduct and culture, ensuring regulatory compliance and incident readiness.
Who we are
Senior, Independent, Board-Fluent
Reviews are led by principal consultants with first-chair experience advising ASX boards, regulated entities and public sector executives. Hover any step of our methodology for detail:
Independent by Design
We hold no commercial relationships with payroll vendors, training platforms, or HR software. We are independent of any prior advisory entanglement that could compromise the integrity of our findings. The review is the product.
Culture Plus
Behaviour-first. Evidence-based. Built to last.
Case study
Confidential independent review for a listed mining company.
- ›A confidential board-commissioned review for an ASX-listed business.
- ›Findings delivered to the board within 11 weeks of scoping sign-off.
- ›A remediation plan adopted in full at the next board meeting.
- ›A workforce comms cascade developed alongside the report.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about workplace reviews, answered.
If you have a question we haven't covered, write to us — a real human responds within one working day.
Investigations adjudicate specific allegations against specific individuals. A culture review examines the system that produced them — patterns, drivers and structural risks. Different purpose, different method, different output.
Build a better working culture
Findings that hold up.
A 45-minute confidential conversation with a senior reviewer to scope what an independent review could look like for your organisation, your sector and the question at hand.
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