Respect at Work
Respect at work training for all staff.
For HR, People & Culture teams, Employee Relations, Learning & Development professionals, compliance leaders, and organisations seeking training that supports Positive Duty obligations while building genuine psychosocial safety.
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Behaviour-first. Evidence-based. Built to last.
Behaviour change, not just policy awareness
Addressing the gaps in other Respect at Work training — behavioural capability, accountability, and trust.
Respect at Work training plays a critical role in creating workplaces where bullying, harassment, discrimination, workplace sexual harassment, and other unlawful behaviour are actively prevented rather than addressed only after complaints occur. When designed well, this training helps employees understand their role in building a respectful workplace culture and equips them with the skills to recognise, interrupt, and prevent harmful behaviours.
However, many programmes focus heavily on legal definitions, policies and consequences rather than building practical skills. Training often becomes a tick-box exercise that satisfies compliance requirements without driving meaningful change in workplace culture.
Moreover, compliance-based training can unintentionally trigger backlash, defensiveness and disengagement. Research indicates that training centred solely on forbidden behaviours and legal liability can increase defensiveness and reduce reporting. Relying solely on grievance systems without addressing culture creates a trust gap, discouraging employees from speaking up.
"We've got online compliance training, but it doesn't create the change we need."
"How can we empower all of our people to contribute to a safer workplace?"
"Last time we ran this training it left the men in the room feeling attacked and the women feeling uncomfortable — it made things worse, not better."
Programme snapshot
What you need to know at a glance.
All employees and individual contributors across the organisation. This program establishes a shared behavioural baseline because preventing workplace misconduct is a collective responsibility.
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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.
What this training covers
What this Respect at Work training covers.
You know respectful workplaces matter. This training focuses on embedding respect in everyday situations. Participants learn how to recognise harmful workplace behaviours early, respond constructively when issues arise, and contribute to a culture of respect and accountability.
What changes after this training
Real shifts that matter.
Organisations strengthen their ability to demonstrate compliance with Positive Duty and psychosocial risk obligations. Proactive, documented training reduces the likelihood of misconduct incidents and builds the evidentiary record needed to satisfy the Australian Human Rights Commission's seven standards.
Our methodology
The Practical Capability Model
Every Culture Plus programme is built on the same evidence-based methodology. Hover any step for detail:
Your facilitator
CEO, Author and Principal Consultant
Felicity Menzies
Every Culture Plus engagement is delivered with behavioural rigour and practical relevance by Felicity Menzies — organisational psychologist, author, and specialist facilitator.
- Role
- Founder, Culture Plus Consulting
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Commerce; Bachelor of Arts (Psych) — University Medallist; Fellow, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
- Experience
- 15+ years advising leading global and Australian private and government organisations; former senior executive in financial services and consulting
- Discipline
- Organisational psychology, behavioural science & trauma-informed practice
- Published
- A World of Difference (2016); contributor to leading business and HR publications globally
- Recognition
- LinkedIn Top Voice; commendation in NSW Parliament
From the book
Culture is the sum of behaviours leaders permit, model, and reward.A World of Difference — Felicity Menzies →
Free guide
Need to deliver Respect at Work training that drives real behaviour change?
This guide outlines the essential conditions for effective training that builds lasting capability — moving beyond awareness to practical skills that create safer, more inclusive workplaces.
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Questions about Respect at Work training, answered.
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Respect at Work training equips employees with the knowledge and practical skills needed to prevent bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination in the workplace. It focuses on building behavioural capability that supports respectful and psychologically safe workplace cultures.
Create a workplace where respect is a cultural norm
This isn't about ticking a compliance box.
It's about building the practical capability that makes your organisation genuinely safer, more respectful, and more resilient. The focus is on measurable outcomes — without backlash and without reducing training to a compliance exercise.
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I thank Felicity Menzies for the initial training sessions and commend her on the job that she has done.
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