NSW Employment Relations, Industrial Relations and Workplace Health and Safety Network 

Join us for a conversation about this important, often uncomfortable, topic. A conversation with Georgia Siabanis and Desleigh White, experienced HR practitioners who have lived experience of grief including through the deaths of partners and family members, and who have translated those experiences into learnings for their workplaces. Both have completed Mental Health First Aid training and are accredited, and Georgia has completed Greif First Aid, a new program.

This is a challenging topic for many, and the conversation may reference different sources of grief, including miscarriage and still birth, suicide, cancer, deaths of loved ones, job loss and much more.

It is an important conversation to have, so we can support ourselves, people we care about and the people we work with.

You’ll walk away with some practical strategies that you can apply at work and outside of work.

Target Audience  

• Senior HR leaders 

• HR Business Partners

• WHS specialists

• HR professionals

Speaker: Desleigh White – Founder People Matter HR Consulting

Desleigh is an experienced people & culture practitioner who helps leaders and organisations build healthier workplaces. She’s worked across industries including pharmaceutical, FMCG, finance and insurance, allied health, media & communications, business process outsourcing, contact centres and in the not‑for‑profit sector. She has experience in managing large scale redundancies, employment relations and strategic business partnering. Desleigh is a Certified Fellow with AHRI, a member of AHRI NSW State Council and Co-Convenor of the ER/IR/WHS NSW Network Group. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Master’s in HR as well as a Graduate Certificate in Organisational Leadership and Coaching, and Level 2 IECL Coaching qualifications.

Speaker: Georgia Siabanis

Georgia is an HR leader with extensive experience spanning various countries with specialisations in Canada and Australia. She has worked across major transformations, change management, employee relations and leadership coaching and development. She is active in the areas of mental health and diversity.
Georgia has degrees in Psychology, Sociology, MBA and is a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute and certified in mediation and change management. She volunteers as an HR mentor and Career Coach for Dress for Success. She is undertaking studies to become a Counsellor specialising in Grief and is accredited in Grief First Aid training delivery.

Other Event Information 

You will obtain 1 CPD points for attending this forum.

Times

Registration Information 

Registration close: Thursday 16 July 

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