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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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All Episodes

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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?

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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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32:48

S08 E02: Christmas Day Code Blue: A Tassie healthcare...

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2025/07/07

Season 08 Episode 02: Christmas Day Code Blue: A Tassie healthcare system wake-up callWARNING: This episode describes a fatality – we urge listening discretion.In this episode, the WhyWork team debate the issues surrounding a senior hospital doctor who, for years, carried the weight of a health system on his back. His widow’s lawyer claimed he worked seven days a week and was on call 24/7. He shielded his staff from the bureaucracy and advocated for better staffing care ratios. He managed

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2:14

S08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Work, rest, and play

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2025/07/02

Season 08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Work, rest, and playShould employees be permitted to disconnect from their workplace during their 'downtime'? Alan discusses The Fair Work Ammendment Right to Disconnect Bill 2023 which makes it legislatively clear that the provisions in work health safety laws intend to support workers. Alan contends that workers need to recharge and replenish versus always being 'ON' at work. "... Work, rest, and play," croons Trajce, citing the candybar jingle.For more on

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22:00

S08 E01: Flora, Fauna, and the ‘Port-a-Loo’: Beware...

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2025/07/01

Season 08 Episode 01: Flora, Fauna, and the ‘Port-a-Loo’: Beware the arachnidsIn this season opener of WhyWork Podcast, we forgo the spreadsheets and the performance statistics – we go straight to storytelling. A toilet. A spider. And a young worker’s unforgettable encounter with risk realities interrupting his routines – when faced with an arachnoid phenom, it was up close and highly personal. “Not once, but TWICE!” exclaims Trajce.“Sometimes, work gets weird,” Alan laments, as he shares

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1:05

S08 Trailer 05: The feasibiilty and foreseeability of...

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2025/06/26

Season 08 Trailer 05: 'Feasibility and foreseeability of becoming a croc sandwich for a day' toys with the season's examination of exposure to wild critters during both work and tourist play. Coming soon.

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0:57

S08 Trailer 04: Stress, and more stress

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2025/06/11

Season 08 Trailer 04: 'Stress, and more stress,' warns Trajce, "Ai-O, Ai-O, It's off to work we go..." Get ready to listen to Season 08 releases coming soon...

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0:48

S08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Botty Botch Botox

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2025/06/10

Season 08 WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: Botty Botch Botox - Trajce is excited by Botox at work as his incentive to get back to the office. Sara is dismayed, and Alan is humoured (we recommend that you use your own discretion in this debate!).

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S08 Trailer 03: Health or... harm?

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2025/06/09

Season 08 Trailer 03 Teases stories about healthcare, male-on-male workmate attention, Darth Vader, mining prosecutions, and so much more. "It's extraordinary!" exclaims Alan. "Watch this audio space," invites Trajce.

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0:41

S08 Trailer 02: Secret handshakes

WhyWork Podcast ·

2025/06/04

Season 08 Trailer 02: Secret handshakesCriminal work, health, and safety law convictions, children injured on theme rides, and secret handshakes - do you have one? Tune in, more coming on these topics in Season 08.

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1:19

S08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: To SWMS or not to...

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2025/06/04

Season 08 Bonus: WhyNOT? A Wisdom Shot: To sink or to SWMS?!The Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) debate is hot and Trajce summarises his research while giving it to us straight: SWMS or no, they have made little difference in organisations, and with or without one, fatalities may still arise in organisations. Listen to Season 06 E12: It's going SWM'ingly to learn more about this finding!

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S08: Trailer 01: Faux Paus and Flummoxes

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2025/06/03

Season 08 Trailer 01: Faux Paus and Flummoxes: life is like a maze, listen to the WhyWork Podcasters recording mishaps as they prepare to release Season 08 - we're back!

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32:32

S07 Bonus 05: Mock Podcast: "Diamonds were her best...

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2025/05/21

Season 07 Bonus 05: Mock Podcast: "Diamonds were her best friend... until carats became complaints - Part 3Listen to this Part 3, final in a series of 3 Parts, of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association of Australia (HFESA) 2024 Annual Conference, Brisbane, Queensland special-episode interactive workshop on work design and case law. This episode encourages workshop delegates to examine a case of a jeweller, his magnanimous gift giving to a sales representative, and their mutual workplace

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30:54

S07 Bonus 04: Mock Podcast: "Diamonds were her best...

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2025/05/12

Season 07 Bonus 02: Mock Podcast: "Diamonds were her best friend... until carats became complaints - Part 2Listen to this Part 2 of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association of Australia (HFESA) 2024 Annual Conference, Brisbane, Queensland special-episode interactive workshop on work design and case law. This episode encourages workshop delegates to examine a case of a jeweller, his magnanimous gift giving to a sales representative, and their mutual workplace experiences. The episode discusses

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24:44

S07 Bonus 01: Mock Podcast: "Diamonds were her best...

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2025/04/29

Season 07 Bonus 01: Mock Podcast: "Diamonds were her best friend... until carats became complaints - Part 1."This episode was presented during the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association of Australia (HFESA) 2024 Annual Conference, Brisbane, Queensland. The episode outlines the details of workplace affairs when too much bling and not enough boundaries become fodder for a workplace complaint. The dissection of the case of workplace relations between a jeweller and a store shop worker that eroded and

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1:12

S07 Trailer 06: Special Release Episode Part 3: Shiny...

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2025/04/21

Season 07 Trailer 06: Special Release Episode Part 3: Shiny things or shadowy motives?Human Factors and Ergonomics Association of Australia (HFESA) Annual Conference 2024 workshop - Special Release Episode Part 3: Shiny things or shadowy motives? On the road and on tour: Listeners become podcasters for a day - Serious learning done playfully.

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