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class="heading_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">What's On - Register Now</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-3" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" style="height:48px;width:140px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#73e71b"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" target="_blank" style="background-color:#73e71b;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:400;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:auto;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>TOOWOOMBA</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Wed, 3 July</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-emerald" style="height:48px;width:143px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#73e71b"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-emerald" target="_blank" style="background-color:#73e71b;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:400;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:auto;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>EMERALD</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 25 July</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-roma" style="height:48px;width:155px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-roma" target="_blank" style="background-color:#0a2446;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:400;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:auto;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>ROMA</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 8 August</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]> <v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" style="height:48px;width:164px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" target="_blank" style="background-color:#0a2446;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-top:0px solid transparent;color:#ffffff;display:inline-block;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:400;mso-border-alt:none;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:auto;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>TOWNSVILLE</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 22 August</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="left" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Road%20Freight%20Forums%20-Newsletter%20heading.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Member Feature</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#555;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:24px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">National Heavy Haulage supports road safety in regions</span></h1></td></tr></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">For the second year, National Heavy Haulage have supported the local radio station 4RFM with their Community Road Safety Week promotion across the community of Moranbah.</span><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/06/05/transport-business-goes-pink-for-breast-cancer-fundraiser/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #2525cf;" rel="noopener"></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">NHH load up an OSOM load and share information with school students on how to navigate large trucks on the road including recognising blind spots, overtaking distances and time and other general road safety awareness.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Well done to National Heavy Haulage for their commitment to the road safety and the community of Moranbah.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:407.5px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/0si/qh4/jhn/nhh%203.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="407.5" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-right:5px;width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:407.5px"> <img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/pnx/nk3/4df/nhh%202.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="407.5" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-left:5px;width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:407.5px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/p18/6ah/9t1/nhh.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="407.5" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="row row-8" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Member Business Milestones</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">As part of our new Member Feature, we are highlighting our members who are celebrating business milestones this year. If your business is commemorating a milestone in 2024, let us know by emailing through your story and a couple of photos. Send to lisa@qta.com.au.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-9" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-10" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:305.625px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/NTI_Logo_RGB_transparent.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="305.625" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td> <td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:407.5px"><a href="https://www.raffletix.com.au/ntimndresearchraffle2024" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Bonnie.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="407.5" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:right;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><br /> Do you employ inexperienced drivers or have drivers upgrading licenses?<br /><br /><a href="http://qta.com.au/hv-safe-driver-project" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e60e0;" rel="noopener">Enquire now about the HV Safe Driver Training Program</a></span></h1></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:407.5px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/n0d/vjh/5ey/1000005848-01.jpeg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="407.5" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:285.25px"><a href="http://qta.com.au/hv-safe-driver-project" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/d10/uo7/ixl/Safe%20Driver%20Logo.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="285.25" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:407.5px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/w24/mf6/ct2/1000005846-01.jpeg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="407.5" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-15" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px">Width changes for safer freight vehicles</h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> As part of these reforms, heavy vehicles of up to 2.55 metres wide will now be provided with general access to Australia’s road network.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Wider vehicles are required to be fitted with additional safety features, including an enhanced set of devices for indirect vision, stability control, advanced emergency braking, lane departure warning, side underrun protection, and conspicuity markings. </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> The implementation of the Safer Freight Vehicles reforms is a significant step forward for heavy vehicle operators, with this increased general width limit now reflected in the Heavy Vehicle National Law.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> This follows the Albanese Government making changes to the Australian Design Rules last October to allow an increase in the maximum width of heavy vehicles fitted with the most modern safety features, from 2.50 to 2.55 metres.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> The NHVR will now start working with key industry associations to develop a process to allow existing vehicles already in-service to be certified as Safer Freight Vehicles, given only new vehicles are currently eligible. This process is expected to be finalised in early 2025.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> To read more, including the safety features Safer Freight Vehicles need to have, visit <a href="https://www.nhvr.gov.au/vsg35" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">Vehicle Standards Guide 35</a>.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px">Implementation of the J4 Tipper Body Design Code</h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> In July 2023, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) released <a href="https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/vehicle-standards-and-modifications/vehicle-standards-bulletin-6" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">Vehicle Standards Bulletin 6 (VSB6) Version 3.2</a>, which saw the implementation of the J4 Tipper Body Design Code. To facilitate the implementation, the NHVR introduced a transitional period that provided modifiers with an option to use either the new J4 Code or the former J1 Code until 1 July 2024.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px">During this time, the NHVR worked with peak industry bodies to understand their concerns and ensure any barriers to adoption of the new J4 design code were addressed.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> This review has now been completed with a new version of the J4 design code available and final transition arrangements being developed. The changes to the code do not relate to any technical requirements, but simply remove several “recommendations”.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><strong>The NHVR will be implementing the revised J4 design code in three stages:</strong></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><strong>From 1 July 2024</strong> - the revised J4 code will be published on the NHVR website, allowing AVEs and body builders to review the code and apply for J4 accreditation when applicable.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <strong>From 1 October 2024</strong> – a 6-month period will be provided to allow tipper manufacturers who have not already transitioned to a J4 design to start having their designs assessed by Approved Vehicle Examiners (AVEs) and J4 designs issued.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <strong>From 1 April 2025</strong> – all tipping body fitments certified under the J1 code must be completed to an approved J4 design.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px">This will be the final implementation phase of the J4 Tipper Body Design Code. There is no requirement to apply for an extension as the above dates will automatically apply to all AVEs.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px">For more information, contact the NHVR Vehicle Standards team on 13 NHVR (13 64 87) or at <a href="mailto:vehiclestandards@nhvr.gov.au" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">vehiclestandards@nhvr.gov.au</a>.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Austroads seeks input on managing overseas licensed heavy vehicle drivers </strong></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-16" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> The heavy vehicle industry and community are invited to share their views on the management of overseas licensed heavy vehicle drivers. Overseas licensed heavy vehicle drivers are generally welcomed in Australia as they provide valuable skills and help address current industry shortages.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Austroads, on behalf of its eight state and territory member agencies, is seeking to understand whether changes should be made to the management of overseas licensed heavy vehicle drivers. It is inviting heavy vehicle drivers, heavy vehicle operators, individuals and businesses who rely on heavy vehicles to undertake a short survey to share their insights and experiences.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px">The anonymous survey will take a few minutes to complete and will provide Austroads with valuable information about community and industry views to inform policy review and decision-making.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Complete the <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/osdrivers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;"><strong>survey</strong></a> by <strong>Friday, 12 July 2024</strong>.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Who will you nominate for the QTA Road Freight Industry Awards?</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody> </table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-17" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">The <strong>2024 QTA Road Freight Industry Awards</strong> will be held on 21 September 2024 and the nominations will open in the next few weeks for our Awards. We encourage you to start thinking about nominating this year.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Award Categories include:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:18px;font-size:13px"><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;">Industry Contribution Award</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;">Professional Driver of the Year Award</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"> <span style="font-size:12px;">Trucking Woman of the Year Award</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>NEW</strong> - Health and Wellbeing Award</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;">Training and Skilling Excellence Award</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;">Safety and Innovation Award</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;">Young Achiever Award</span></li> </ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Contact <a href="mailto:lisa@qta.com.au?subject=2024 QTA RFIA Awards" target="_blank" title="lisa@qta.com.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Lisa Fraser</a> if you wish to talk about nominating this year. </span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>BP Plus and Qantas Business Rewards 3x Points Multiplier</strong><strong> </strong><strong>+ 150k bonus Qantas Points</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/BPOGHO0046_BP%20Plus%20Association%20eDM%20Header_1920x1080pxH_QTA.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Looking for ways to give your business a boost?</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">Now is a great time to fuel your business with a BP Plus Fuel card.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:12px;">bp is pleased to offer all QTA members 7.5c per litre off Ultimate Diesel at over 270 bp National Diesel Offer sites#</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Sign up for a BP Plus fuel card and as a Qantas Business Rewards member you’ll earn 20,000 bonus Qantas Points, plus triple Qantas Points for 6 months. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">Want more? 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This will start you on the path to reducing your carbon emissions.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">The ecoBiz Program is free to small and medium businesses in Queensland and is funded by the Queensland Government.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>How can ecoBiz save you money?</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">After a free interview and workplace assessment with a sustainability expert, businesses receive a written report with practical and tangible solutions to reduce their energy, water and waste, which are often no or low cost to implement. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://businesschamberqld.com.au/sustainability/ecobiz/register/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Apply now for the program</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-13" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-14" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.teletracnavman.com.au/" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Innovation_2.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-15" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Diversity and Inclusion Program</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-16" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:203.75px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/4wc/kps/hez/SBSModules-293x300.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="203.75" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-17" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="text-align:justify;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>What is the ATA Workforce Diversity & Inclusion program?</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Sponsored by Teletrac Navman, the <strong>ATA Workforce Diversity & Inclusion program</strong> is a ground-breaking initiative that focusses on improving workforce attraction, inclusion and retention within the trucking industry. The program was formerly known as the Driving Change Diversity program.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">The program is currently being refreshed and will launch into workplaces in June 2024 with the following:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">A FREE 18-month subscription to the SBS Inclusion training program. The subscription provides 24×7 access to four important online modules: <strong>Respect@Work & Psychosocial Hazards, </strong><strong>Core Inclusion</strong>, <strong>Cultural Diversity</strong> and <strong>Gender Equity</strong>. Further information on these modules can be found at: <a href="https://inclusion-program.com.au/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">Inclusion Program (inclusion-program.com.au)</a></span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">New workplace recruitment and retention tools for trucking industry operators which will launch in September 2024.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>How do I get a FREE license to the SBS Inclusion program for my workplace?</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Over 40 trucking industry workplaces have signed up to the first 1000 licenses.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">To register to receive the next set of <strong>500 FREE licenses</strong> to the SBS Inclusion online education program, please complete the form below. Licenses are available to members of the ATA member associations and trucking businesses on a priority basis.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://new.truck.net.au/diversity-inclusion/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR06fUE5ZRkD_NiT_GujxR7Ria693nojXOemzcj2hmgJn-5rrwx5h3kDGok_aem_AccbJg3OK-M0hEXsLmHyq49KTRODtB7HRklDrBF4R5eDMoZ8qey05glLNqVURAnK7UxPP3pOc2MLxWhXaBK1vCN8" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Apply Now</a> </span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-18" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" 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style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-21" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/inthecommunity/projects/bridge-strike-protection" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Size%20matters.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-22" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-23" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder">OHS Alert-New metric exposes alarming injury burden</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-24" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">Workplace injuries and illnesses are costing Australia the equivalent of 41,000 lost jobs each year, a new injury metric has revealed.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Monash University's Professor Alex Collie and Luke Sheehan devised the "working years lost" metric to measure and demonstrate the burden of work-related injuries in a "more meaningful" way, which "can be summarised as the number of people off work for a full year".</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Collie said the new metric represents the impact of specific types of injury and disease more accurately and provides a different view of the "challenge" of workplace injuries. The metric was applied in a study analysing national workers' comp data, based on claims lodged in Australia between 2012 and 2017.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> It found that annually, 41,194 working years were lost across about 150,000 claims. Forty per cent of the working years lost could be attributed to traumatic joint and muscle injuries, while 21 per cent were attributable to musculoskeletal disorders, it found.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/resources/ohsalertnew-metric-exposes-alarming-injury-burden" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;">Read full article</span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-25" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span> </td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-26" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">OHS Alert-Satisfy positive duty through 7 standards: corporate lawyer</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-27" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Complying with the positive duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment will require a fundamental reset, but the question of how organisations can achieve a proactive stance has already been answered, a senior employment lawyer says.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Ampol Australia senior corporate counsel Damien Marshall said that when the positive duty to prevent sexual harassment was first proposed, most HR practitioners and employment lawyers believed it would be impossible to comply with, because traditionally a harassment incident needed to occur before any action was taken.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> "That complaint is a product of the way in which the [anti-discrimination] law has historically been drafted, and also a product of our practice," he told the Australian Catholic University research symposium on workplace wellbeing and psychological health and safety in Sydney this week.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> The positive duty was "really simple when you think about it from a health and safety perspective", he said.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">But it was "very difficult from a tried and tested and practised HR perspective, where we only act once the event has occurred and once the complaint has been made".</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Under changes to the Commonwealth <em>Sex Discrimination Act 1984</em> that commenced late 2022 (see <a href="https://www.ohsalert.com.au/news/81183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">related article</a>), employers now have a positive duty to eliminate workplace sexual harassment and discrimination as far as is possible.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/resources/ohs-alertsatisfy-positive-duty-through-7-standards-corporate-lawyer" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style><span style="font-size:12px;">Read full article</span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-28" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span> </td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-29" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">OHS Alert-WHS manslaughter laws progress in last two jurisdictions</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-30" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> WHS Bills creating the offence of industrial manslaughter passed the Lower Houses of NSW and Tasmania yesterday, with the former amending its Bill to remove any ambiguities around the duties of officers.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> The <a href="https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18597/Amendments%20Agreed%20To.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">agreed amendments</a> to the NSW <em><a href="https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18597" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">Work Health and Safety Amendment (Industrial Manslaughter) Bill 2024</a></em> clarify that an officer of a PCBU commits industrial manslaughter if he or she engages in grossly negligent conduct that causes the death of an individual to whom the <em>PCBU</em> owed a health and safety duty, State Work Health and Safety Minister Sophie Cotsis explained to the Legislative Assembly. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">This technical amendment is "minor in nature" but critical to ensuring the manslaughter provisions are consistent with the rest of the State <em>Work Health and Safety Act 2011</em> and to remove "any ambiguity over who an officer's duty is owed to", she said.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/resources/ohs-alertwhs-manslaughter-laws-progress-last-two-jurisdictions" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-31" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-32" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">OHS Alert-Employers must empower and listen to workers to identify best FDV controls: WHS consultant</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-33" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> To effectively manage family and domestic violence (FDV) risks, policies and procedures alone will not be enough to help employers meet their obligations, a senior WHS leader says.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Employers need to foster a positive culture that empowers workers affected by FDV to ask for support, so effective safety measures and support systems can be implemented, Trinette Jaeschke, the national manager of the Australian Industry Group's WHS consulting services says.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> "The employer must then act using a trauma-informed lens to show empathy [and] understanding, while listening to the worker to tailor an approach that best suits their needs and circumstances," she tells <em>OHS Alert</em>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">Australian employers have a duty under WHS laws to ensure the health and safety of everyone in their workplace, including by proactively managing the risk of FDV.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">FDV can affect workers in a variety of ways, including if the perpetrator has access to the workplace, either through physical access or through the phone, emails or social media, Jaeschke says.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Workers also can be exposed to FDV risks if the perpetrator works at the same workplace, or when they work alone in a remote location or at home, where it becomes difficult for them to "escape the threats, intimidation, coercive control or violence".</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/resources/ohs-alertemployers-must-empower-and-listen-workers-identify-best-fdv-controls-whs-consulta" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table> <table class="divider_block block-34" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr> </table><table class="heading_block block-35" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">OHS Alert-Judge specifies WHS consultation rules, imposes fines</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-36" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Article from OHS Alert</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">A court has convicted and fined a host employer for failing to consult a labour-hire company, prior to a labour-hire worker sustaining serious injuries in a quad-bike rollover. The court outlined the consultation requirements that host and labour-hire employers must follow in such circumstances.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">NSW Central Tablelands vineyard operator Integrated Agricultural Developments Pty Ltd (IAD) engaged the labour-hire worker to perform tasks such as monitoring a controlled hazard reduction burn.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">He was doing this, in June 2021, when he rode a quad bike onto an irrigation dam wall to observe the fire.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">He then attempted to reverse, and the quad bike tipped and rolled down the dam wall, trapping him underneath.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">The worker suffered a fractured sacral spine and pelvis, and can no longer undertake farmhand work as a result of his injuries.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">IAD was charged with and pleaded guilty to several safety breaches, including contravening section <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/whasa2011218/s46.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">46</a> of the NSW <em>Work Health and Safety Act 2011</em> by failing to consult with sole trader Linda June Priest, who operated the labour-hire business that provided the injured worker.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/resources/ohs-alertjudge-specifies-whs-consultation-rules-imposes-fines" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:12px;">Read full article</span></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-37" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Gold%20Partner_2.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-38" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-39" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"> <a href="mailto:jim@qta.com.au?subject=" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/oin/9hz/ufd/MH%26WB.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-40" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"> <tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">Visit the Health and Wellbeing Resource Hub for information on the QTA Webpage for tips and support in all areas of heatlh, mental health and wellbeing. Info will be updated regularly to support you, your employees and business.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Recent updates include:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Mental Health and Wellbeing Toolbox Talks (6 topics)</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/health-wellbeing-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">View the Resource Hub here</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-41" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-42" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Healthy Heads offering Free Mental Health Training</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-43" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:489px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/r70/93t/1rp/HHT0004_TOHM_Landing%20Page_1280x430.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="489" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-44" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds is offering free mental health training courses to industry participants throughout 2024, mainly targeting small to medium businesses and those based in regional areas. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">The courses have been tailored to workers in Transport and Logistics and are delivered by organisations including Lifeline Australia, Black Dog Institute, Steering Healthy Minds, Mental Health First Aid Australia and AP Psychology and Consulting Services. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">There are seven different courses to choose from, with opportunities both online and face-to-face, ranging in commitment from 90 minutes to a two-day course. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">Topics include psychosocial hazards, how to design healthier workplaces, how to support each other, how to have conversations around mental health, how to assist team members to stay at work or return to work after an illness, and the importance of self-care. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.healthyheads.org.au/resources-and-training/mental-health-training/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Find out more here</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style>Healthy Heads Trucks & Sheds have a library of Toolbox Talks that relate to mental health and wellbeing. </span><span style><a href="https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-living/keeping-your-heart-healthy" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a></span><span style>There is a series of 6 for Mental Health Awareness and then a further package that includes health related topics that impact mental health. Integrate these into your Toolbox Sessions to increase awareness and improve the attitudes towards how to manage mental health issues and also how lifestyle factors impact mental health.</span></span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.healthyheads.org.au/resources-and-training/toolbox-talks/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style>View and download the Toolbox topics here</span></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-45" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/current-qta-partners" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/NQ%20Partners.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-46" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-47" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/aiz/igl/1xa/ER.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-48" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">HR Alert-You can't have a growth mindset if you're not an innovator"</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-49" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">"Challenging the status quo mindset" is critical in any workplace committed to growth and innovation, says the founder and CEO of an award-winning business group.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">Employment services provider Arriba Group, which has been recognised among Australia's most innovative companies for the past five years, prioritises growth by having four innovative ideas in the pipeline every year, <strong>Marcella Romero</strong> tells HR Daily.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> The growth mindset has been in the group's DNA since it was founded 26 years ago, and is the reason it now has 600 employees across its three companies, she says.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">A business "can't continue to grow and challenge the status quo" if it doesn't aim "to be better than what we were yesterday", Romero continues.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">"Continuing to have that curious, 'challenging the status quo mindset' is really critical for the success of our group, and that's why I think we're good at what we do... [we] always try to have something in the pipeline."</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">All innovation is aligned with Arriba's key values: people; customers; quality; being dynamic and agile; and innovation.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/resources/hr-alertyou-cant-have-growth-mindset-if-youre-not-innovator" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Read full article</span></span></span></span></a><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a></span></span><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a></span><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a></span> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-50" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span> </td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-51" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">HR Alert-Fewer employees 'out' at work amid rise in anti-LGBTQ sentiment</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-52" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> The proportion of LGBTQ+ employees who are 'out' at work has been steadily decreasing, alongside declining support for DE&I initiatives in the workplace, new data shows.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Personal support for the work an organisation does for LGBTQ+ employee inclusion has dropped to 82.7%, from 84.4% in 2023 and 86.7% in 2022, according to analysis of Pride in Diversity's 2024 <a href="https://www.pid-awei.com.au/2024-practice-points/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">Australian Workplace Equality Index</a> (AWEI).</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">And fewer people now believe that if a member of their team were to begin openly identifying as a gender which is different from their sex recorded at birth, they would be fully supported by the team (2024: 85.4%, 2023: 86.8%, 2022: 89.7%).</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> Further, between 2020 and 2024 there has been a 12.9% reduction in those 'out', and a 27.4% increase in those 'not out'.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/resources/managers-stress-levels-shocking-not-surprising-research" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a></span><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-53" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-54" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder">HR Alert-"Likeable" employee's serious misconduct warranted dismissal</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-55" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">An employer had valid reasons to sack a "likeable" employee despite failing to prove he'd engaged in a pattern of "misleading and dishonest" behaviour, the Fair Work Commission has found.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> In January this year, BOC Ltd summarily dismissed the lead auditor after it substantiated allegations that he had, among other things: falsely claimed jury service leave; misused carer's leave; behaved inappropriately towards colleagues; failed to follow directions during a disciplinary process; and demonstrated a pattern of misleading and dishonest conduct.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> In unfair dismissal proceedings, Commissioner <strong>Stephen Crawford</strong> found only three allegations were valid reasons to sack the employee.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">He heard the employee had sought jury service leave for four days in October last year, despite receiving text messages from the relevant court that said he was "NOT required to attend" for jury service.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">Given this, the employee should have either worked from home on the relevant days or sought annual leave if he needed a break from work, Commissioner Crawford said.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/resources/hr-alertlikeable-employees-serious-misconduct-warranted-dismissal" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:12px;">Read full article</span></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-56" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-57" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">HR Alert-HR practices built on false assumptions about motivation</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-58" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style>I</span><span style>ncorrect assumptions about what motivates employees have led to suboptimal HR practices, new research suggests.</span></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">Contrary to popular management beliefs, individuals are naturally intrinsically motivated, academics <strong>Marylène Gagné</strong> and <strong>Rebecca Hewett</strong> argue in their recently published paper, <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joms.13092" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Assumptions about human motivation have consequences for practice</a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><span style="font-size:12px;">But according to agency theory, which dominates management practices, humans are self-interested, rational beings who need to be controlled and coerced through external means such as rules, monitoring and rewards, because they won't naturally align their actions with organisational goals.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <span style="font-size:12px;">In contrast, self-determination theory, which assumes that individuals are naturally motivated and thrive when their basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are satisfied, suggests that employees become self-driven when they find meaning in their work and feel a sense of volition.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/resources/hr-practices-built-false-assumptions-about-motivation" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a></span><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr> </table><table class="divider_block block-59" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" 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