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WhyWork Podcast

Alan Girle, Trajce Cvetkovski, & Sara Pazell

The WhyWork Podcast is an organisational strategy session and legal dissection of workplace events that are laced with humour. Your bloggers, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, explore the contemporary and uncomfortable realities of work and the boundaries that are tested. Alan and Trajce dismantle case law and Sara pushes all to consider how to redesign the world of work so that business objectives are realised and that people thrive. Good stories are told. The WhyWork team throws shade on some of the stories

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Season 09 Trailer 01: Back in black - we're back......

WhyWork Podcast ·

2025/10/28

S09 Trailer 01: Back in black - we're back... soon!Back in black - we're coming back soon for Season 09. Great ready for more quips about contemporary events and controversial stories, laced with insights from diverse perspectives. We explore business strategy, work design, human factors, and work health safety case law. The more things change, the more things stay the same...!

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1:25

Season 09 Trailer 06: Refugees

WhyWork Podcast ·

2025/10/26

S09 Trailer 06:Trajce advance's a refugees claim of years of bullying, micromanagment, and discrimination. The team, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, wrangle with the 'ColdPlay'd-gate' escapades and the symbolic implications of workplace power relations.Tune in to the release of Season 09 for a focus on workplace terminations for all manner of challenging reasons - coming soon!

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1:04

Season 09 Trailer 05: Autopilot mode

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2025/10/21

S09 Trailer 05: Autopilot mode"How many times have you done something silly but you've been in autopilot mode?" reflects Sara when considering human factors and relatable fallabilities. Humans also innovate and improve work systems. Season 09 is coming soon, talking about more whacky case law, relatable faux-pas, and dissection of human behaviour. Stay tuned for more coming your way.

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1:30

Season 09 Trailer 04: PRAiSE - The best psychosocial...

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2025/10/13

S09 Trailer 04: PRAiSE - Psychosocial Risk Assessment and Integrated Solutions for Employers. The team reflect on "The best psychosocial instrument on the planet," as Trajce aludes, while Alan struggles with prosecutions of employees in Work Health Safety Legislation.

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1:21

Season 09 Trailer 03: Nothing but dismissals - can't...

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2025/10/09

S09 Trailer 03: Nothing but dismissals - can't we all just get along?Season 09 takes listeners down a workplace dismissal path. Alan, Trajce, and Sara explore workplace conflicts and government prosecutions in work health and safety law. Alan struggles... listen in for more on this with Season 09 releases - coming soon!

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1:23

Season 09 Trailer 02: Bring it on - the kaleidoscope...

WhyWork Podcast ·

2025/10/07

S09 Trailer 02: Bring it on - the kaleidoscope of workplace mishaps. Get ready for more humour and confronting tales - Season 09, coming soon.

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1:24

Season 09 Trailer 01: Back in black - we're back......

WhyWork Podcast ·

2025/09/29

Back in black - we're coming back soon for Season 09. Great ready for more quips about contemporary events and controversial stories, laced with insights from diverse perspectives. We explore business strategy, work design, human factors, and work health safety case law. The more things change, the more things stay the same...

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16:29

S08 E13: Re-release Episode: Kozorov and the Need for...

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2025/09/23

Season 08 Episode 13: Re-release Episode: Kozorov and the Need for PurposeWARNING: This episode refers to traumas involving children - we advise listener discretion.We re-release S01 E13 in the wake of growing concerns about psychosocial risk management in the workplace. This case is about vicarious trauma - the long-term psychological distress that can arise among workers arising from secondary exposures to traumatic events. In this case, it s about a lawyer who encounters real-world accounts of

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44:37

S08 E12: Jumping Castles Part Two

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2025/09/15

Season 08 Episode 12: Jumping Castles Part TwoWARNING: This episode includes discussion about fatal events impacting children and families – we advise listener discretion.The WhyWork Podcast Team, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, discuss the complexities of a prosecutorial strategy when fatal events occur at a school: children who die as a result of a windstorm and out-of-control, airborne jumping castle. Those involved in the work design include a jumping castle supplier, the workplace host, a school, and

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21:54

S08 E11: Toolbox Talk: Acknowledgement of Country

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2025/09/08

Season 08 Episode 11: Toolbox Talk: Acknowledgement of CountryWARNING: This episode addresses cultural sensitivity issues in the workplace – we advise listener discretion.Trajce challenges his podcast team, Alan, and Sara, with a claim about cultural sensitivities. He shares a tale about a street sweeper’s unfair dismissal by a local government city council after he raised his concerns about the Acknowledgement of Country before a toolbox session. To add probative value to the engineering of this

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28:50

S08 E10: Darth Vader and the handshake of death

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2025/09/01

Season 08 Episode 10: Darth Vader and the handshake of deathAlan, Trajce, and Sara start this episode in discussion about the social etiquette of handshakes. Alan advocates for the politeness of the handshake in business negotiations, and Trajce explains his handshake aversions, and the origins of a handshake.In this reverie, Trajce reflects on his support band, warming up big names in the 1980’s, like The Village People and Kim Wilde. Sara shares details bout her fun night out listening to Tyne

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2:53

S08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Creating Joyful Paths

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2025/08/27

Season 08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Creating joyful pathsThis wisdom shot challenges workplaces to think about creating joyful paths in their workplace, versus hoping someone falls into a path of joy. It's about using service design combined with human factors approaches to construct manageable and meaningful work while managing psychosocial risks.

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19:04

S08 E09: Psychosocial Hazard Salad

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2025/08/25

Season 08 Episode 09: Psychosocial Hazard SaladIn this episode, the team discusses the challenges in the contemporary workplace of managing the complexity of psychosocial risks that can cause mental health disorders among workers – disorders like anxiety, stress, low mood, and depression. Sara laments the literature and assessment approaches that reveal the “What?” without explaining the “SO What?” and “NOW What?” Alan loves that level of thinking, acknowledging that without this level of guidance,

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29:22

S08 E08: Levellin’ Up: Health Screening vs Human Rights

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2025/08/18

Season 08 Episode 08: Levellin’ Up: Health Screening vs Human Rights“It is my human right to grab a meat pie from the local pie cart,” Trajce defends his actions. “Everyone is stressed, so what is your stress level?” enquires Alan, in his effort to empathise and disarm a respondent. “What’s your level, not your age, but your level?” asks Sara, “We’re levelling up – that’s empowering!”In this episode, the WhyWork crew dig into the uncomfortable truth that many wellness initiatives are a shiny

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24:04

S08 E07: Danger, Design, and Digital Realities

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2025/08/11

Season 08 Episode 07: Danger, Design, and Digital RealitiesWARNING: This episode discusses injuries caused by recreational fixed plan – we advise listener discretion.“How do you design better work when the risks are invisible, intangible, or hard to map?" asks Trajce. In this forward-thinking episode, the WhyWork crew explores how Shared Virtual Presence (SVP) is transforming the way organisations approach risk, work design, and collaboration.Trajce shares his perspective on the value of SVP in

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19:02

S08 E06: Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild Theme Park Rides: When...

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2025/08/04

Season 08 Episode 06: Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild Theme Park Rides: When Fun turns FatalWARNING: This episode discusses a serious injury to a child – we advise listener discretion.“Theme parks are workplaces where serious harm could eventuate,” bemoans Trajce.In this gripping episode, the WhyWork crew dive into the devastating case of a child who suffered a traumatic scalping injury while on a Wile E. Coyote-themed amusement rideAlan walks us through the case, unpacking the sequence of mechanical and human

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21:30

S08 E05: Is it a crime? The syrupy sweetness of...

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2025/07/28

Season 08 Episode 05: Is it a crime? The syrupy sweetness of criminal recovery, comebacks, and swearing in the workplaceWARNING: This episode discusses human rights breaches - we advise listener discretion.Does a criminal record mean a life sentence of unemployment? This episode dives into how past convictions keep people locked out of work. Alan reflects, “Inclusive hiring isn’t charity. It’s good business sense. We should not define skills and character by a past conviction.” Alan recounts a case

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19:43

S08 E04: Nipple Tweaks & Bottom Taps: The border...

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2025/07/22

Season 08 Episode 04: Nipple Tweaks & Bottom Taps: The border between play and predatory assaultWARNING: This episode includes discussion on sexual harassment - we advise listener discretion.Ever wondered when ‘just joking’ becomes sexual harassment? In this eye-opening episode, we unpack real stories of workplace encounters that cross the line—like unwanted bottom taps or nipple tweaks (Are these ever really okay?!) . Alan, Trajce, and Sara discuss why dismissing these actions as both banter

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28:48

S08 E03: Too much to carry: The case that alters the...

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2025/07/14

Season 08 Episode 03: Too much to carry: The case that alters the landscape of mining prosecutionsWARNING: In this episode, the podcasters discuss extreme mental health duress - we advise listener discretion.Noone died. But two workers were emotionally broken by the weight of their jobs – this time, the system noticed.In this episode of WhyWork, we explore a landmark $1.2M enforceable undertaking in mining. Not for a collision, Not for a fire. Not for an explosion. And not for a fatality, but for

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1:49

S08 Trailer 06: Profiling workers: Who is most at risk?

WhyWork Podcast ·

2025/07/08

Season 08 Trailer 06: Profiling workers: Who is most at risk? Season 08 probes these contemporary work design strategies - from construction workers bitten by a spider while they visit the loo to healthcare professionals prone to work stressors and cardiovascular events.

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