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WhyWork Podcast
by Alan Girle, Trajce Cvetkovski, & Sara Pazell
The WhyWork Podcast is an organisational strategy session and legal dissection of workplace events that are laced with humour. Your bloggers, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, explore the contemporary and uncomfortable realities of work and the boundaries that are tested. Alan and Trajce dismantle case law and Sara pushes all to consider how to redesign the world of work so that business objectives are realised and that people thrive. Good stories are told. The WhyWork team throws shade on some of the stories and the people involved as they consider defensible and remarkable work design strategy. When you listen to the WhyWork Podcast, you realise that no skeleton in the workplace closet is too sacred to unearth. It’s like listening to the water cooler gossip but then shit gets real, and it all becomes serious – fast. This is a must-listen for executive and emerging managers, work design strategists, human factors specialists and ergonomists, work health safety and law specialists, organisati
Episodes
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S10 Trailer 05: WhyWork: Why Silent?
S10 Trailer 05: WhyWork: Why Silent? The WhyWork crew - Alan, Trajce, and Sara - are on extended break. But the world of work is as crazy as ever. We encourage In the meantime, Check out Sara's afternoon keynote presentation on Good Work Design at the Work Well Conference 2026, 7th Oct, Brisbane...
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S10 E06: The Circular Saw Case: A Labour Hire Blind Spot
Season 10 Episode 06: The Circular Saw Case: A Labour Hire Blind Spot Warning: This episode references workplace injuries and fatalities - we advise listener discretion. In this subscriber-exclusive episode, the WhyWork team, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, examine a real labour hire incident involving a...
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S10 E05: The Convergence: Nothing is Out of Bounds
S10 E05: The Convergence: Nothing is Out of Bounds Warning: This episode includes tribute to the life and death of one of the podcast hosts' father. We advise listener discretion if this is a sensitive topic for you. This episode explores why the management of modern work demands integrated...
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S10 E04: Turn Down the Chilli in My Con Carne
Season 10 Episode 04: Turn Down the Chilli in My Con Carne 'Turn Down the Chilli in My Con Carne' explores the tension between compliance and operational excellence. Alan, Trajce, and Sara discuss why workplaces often become consumed by paperwork, while the realities of work continue to evolve…
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S10 E03: Predicting Risk: Why Psychosocial Safety Needs a New Playbook
Season 10 Episode 03: Predicting Risk: Why Psychosocial Safety Needs a New Playbook WARNING: This episode refers to sexual harassment and occupational psychosocial risks – we advise listener discretion. Meep-meep. The roadrunner—an analogy for the rapidly changing occupational sociocultural...
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S10 E02: Coyote Ugly – Scandal upon Scandal
Season 10 Episode 02: Coyote Ugly - Scandal upon Scandal WARNING: This episode refers to sexual harassment and cultural prejudice at work – we advise listener discretion. Trajce laments, “We’ve never mentioned the UK Royals in our podcast – that is fodder for scandal upon scandal, where do we...
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S10 E01: I am follicle-y challenged and I’ve got moobs!
WARNING: This episode refers to sexual harassment and prejudicial treatment at work – we advise listener discretion. Alan presents an extract from a complicated UK case—he is focussed on a particular passing comment rather than a binding ruling. In this comment, the aggrieved person complained…
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S10: Special-Release Bonus 6: O–100 km/h in 3.5 Seconds. But Did You Die? (Part 3 of The Final 3-Part Reflection Series): The Conclusion
Season 10 Special-Release Bonus 6: Kidney Bean Reflection Series: The Conclusion O–100 km/h in 3.5 Seconds. But Did You Die? WARNING: This episode includes discussion about the confronting topic of live organ donation. Trajce, CJ, and Sara use this episode to conclude the special 6-part…
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S10: Special-Release Bonus 5: O–100 km/h in 3.5 Seconds. But Did You Die? (Part 2 of The Final 3-Part Reflection Series)
Season 10 Special-Release Bonus 5: Kidney Bean Reflection Series O–100 km/h in 3.5 Seconds. But Did You Die? WARNING: This episode includes discussion about the confronting topic of live organ donation. This episode discusses the gamification of kidney donation—when the 'shut down phase'…
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S10: Special-Release Bonus 4: O–100 km/h in 3.5 Seconds. But Did You Die? (Part 1 of The Final 3-Part Reflection Series)
Season 10 Special-Release Bonus 4: Kidney Bean Reflection Series O–100 km/h in 3.5 Seconds. But Did You Die? Kidney x 3. Friendship x Infinity. Perspective x 1000 WARNING: This episode includes discussion about the confronting topic of live organ donation. Sara donated a kidney. CJ received it....
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S10 Trailer 04: Travel Back in Time with WhyWork
S10 Trailer 4: Travel Back in Time with WhyWork - 10 Seasons of salacious tales, 100's of episode recordings with case law dissection and work re-design gems. Like homemade cooking leftovers - tasty!
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S10 Trailer 03: We've got it all - from baldness to Brazilian accents
S10 Trailer 03: We've got it all - from baldness to Brazilian accents We spread like a new disease... you want a war by the same TV ... We come in via back force entry, the mugs from Backwater Brissie. Why are you talking shit about the underdogs who never quit? WhyWork underdog caselaw…
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S10: Trailer 2: Turn Down the Chiles in the Con Carne
S10: Trailer 2: Turn Down the Chiles in the Con Carne We're talking about being a good-time girl, when documentation only goes so far, Swimmin' to safety or when SWMS ain't swimmin' upstream at all. Stay tuned, the full episodes for S10 will release soon.
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S1o: Trailer 1: Receding hairlines, lap dance moves, and culture clash: Welcome to work
S1o: Trailer 1: Receding hairlines, lap dance moves, and culture clash: Welcome to work. Are you upset because people are making fun of you at work? Listen to S10 WhyWork - full episode releases coming soon. Hear about how work becomes all-to-human when collegues exploit personal issues like...
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S10 Special-Release Bonus: Early Intervention Under Cross Examination – Band-Aids, Bureaucracy, and Better Design
S10 Special-Release Bonus: Early Intervention Under Cross Examination – Band-Aids, Bureaucracy, and Better Design Welcome to this special episode release recording during the launch of the Phoenix Occupational Medicine Early Intervention Done Right Symposium 2026. This episode promises nudity…
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S10: Early Intervention Done Right: Special Release Trailer 03
The second trailer for the Launch of the Phoenix Occupational Medicine Early Intervention Done Right Symposium 2026 - Special Episode Release - promising nudity, sex, drugs, and almost rock & roll. Of course, Sara must shamelessly promote the podcast - voluntarily recorded, produced, and promoted…
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S10: Early Intervention Done Right: Special Release Trailer 02
The second trailer for the Launch of the Phoenix Occupational Medicine Early Intervention Done Right Symposium 2026 - Special Episode Release - promising nudity, sex, drugs, and almost rock & roll.
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S10: Early Intervention Done Right: Special Release Trailer 01
The first trailer for the Launch of the Phoenix Occupational Medicine Early Intervention Done Right Symposium 2026 - Special Episode Release.
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S10: Special-Release Bonus 3: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate?
S10: Special-Release Bonus 3: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate? WARNING: This episode discusses the difficult journey of organ donation, which may confront some listeners – we urge listener discretion before tuning in to this special three-part series. In this deeply personal and provocative...
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S10: Special-Release Bonus 2: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate?
S10: Special-Release Bonus 2: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate? WARNING: This episode discusses the difficult journey of organ donation, which may confront some listeners – we urge listener discretion before tuning in to this special three-part series. In this deeply personal and provocative...
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S10: Special-Release Bonus 1: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate?
S10: Special-Release Bonus 1: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate? WARNING: This episode discusses the difficult journey of organ donation, which may confront some listeners – we urge listener discretion before tuning in to this special three-part series. In this deeply personal and provocative...
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S10: Bonus Trailer 03: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate?
S10: Bonus Trailer 03: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate? Payback conversations - a foreign, special guest: CJ Harding - kidney donor receipt - with discussions on reframing an experience of sacrifice to shared humanity. The crew explore what it really means to care at work in friendship and in...
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S10: Bonus Trailer 02: How Far Would You Go for a Workmate?
S10: Bonus Trailer 02: How Far Would You Go for a Workmate? Testing institutions and confronting friends through extraordinary life choices. Prepare for a special bonus-release series on live organ donation for a workmate.
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S10: Bonus Trailer 01: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate?
S10: Bonus Trailer 01: How Far Would You Go For a Workmate? A special three-part, provocative bonus series releasing soon.
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S09 E12: “Puppy-Gate” and Stripping as a Side-Hussle
Season 09 Episode 12: “Puppy-Gate” and Stripping as a Side-Hussle WARNING: This episode includes discussion on stripping as a trade – we advise listener discretion Alan reflects on the South Australian work-from-home ‘puppy-gate’ test of law when a local government worker claimed worker’s...
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S09 E11: The Beat Boy Fashion Archetype and Exploitation Tactics of Reality TV
S09 E11: The Beat Boy Fashion Archetype and Exploitation Tactics of Reality TV WARNING: At the end of this episode, we refer to a mass murderer who made his way to a Reality TV show, and this may confront some people – we advise listener discretion. Trajce’s nurtures his love of reality TV…
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S09 E10: How Much do you C.A.R.E. About Work and Life?
Season 09 Episode 10: How Much do you C.A.R.E. About Work and Life? WARNING: This episode refers to sexual escapades that may offend some people – we advise listener discretion. This episode continues the thread from S09 E09: An Assault on Office Decorum, while the crew, Alan, Trajce, and Sara,...
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S09 E09: An Assault on Office Decorum
Season 09 Episode 09: An Assault on Office Decorum WARNING: This episode refers to sexual escapades that may offend some people – we advise listener discretion. The crew, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, discuss a confronting case, Evan Ashley Solstace v Metley Toleda Ltd [2023] FCA 456, which made...
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S09: Bonus Encore S01 E01 on Replay - Bubbles of Trouble
WARNING: This episode is explicit in nature - we advise listener discretion. Encore replay from our inaugural WhyWork Podcast episode 01 launch - From S01 E01: Bubbles of Trouble - the perfect discussion for the holiday time. Season 01 Episode 01 invites listeners to consider what happens when a...
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S09 E08: Sankalpa - The Power of Intention and Gratitude
Season 09 Episode 08: Sankalpa - The Power of Intention and Gratitude WARNING: This episode refers to victim impact statements after tragic circumstances – we advise listener discretion. The podcast team are elated that the Magpie referenced in the S09 E07: Trading Up - Work in the Sex Trade...
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S09 E07: Trading Up – Work in the Sex Trade
Season 09 Episode 07: Trading Up – Work in the Sex Trade WARNING: This episode refers to adult entertainment work domains – we advise listener discretion. Alan explores workplace claims involving an adult entertainment specialist, debating work arrangements and business entitlements. In doing so,...
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S09 E06: Skylarking yet Held to a Higher Standard
Season 09 Episode 06: Skylarking yet Held to a Higher Standard WARNING: This episode refers to workplace bullying and harassment - we advise listener discretion. This episode explores the job duties that prevail even after you’ve clocked off – at least, in view of public expectation. The crew...
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S09 E05: It is All Too Human: Why Prosecute?
Season 09 Episode 05: It is All Too Human: Why Prosecute? WARNING: This episode includes discussion on a serious workplace injury - we advise listener discretion. Degloved and prosecuted - Why pursue an employee whose judgment lapsed, and they are already in a world of pain from a gruesome...
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S09 E04: The Moral Compass of the Law
Season 09 Episode 04: The Moral Compass of the Law “The idea of a moral compass of the law assumes that we care about caring,” Sara provokes. “We cannot escape the moral compass of the law,” Trajce warns. Alan agrees, “Good laws reflect good moral judgment.” The podcasters explore contemporary,...
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S09 E03: “Top o’ the morning to ya!”
Season 09 Episode 03: "Top o' the morning to ya!" The WhyWork Podcast team marvel at a case when a seemingly simple salutation triggers a workplace dismissal. “Was it fair?’ Trajce begs the question. Alan asks about material misconduct and whether a belief related to the cause of an offence is...
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S09 E02: Spyware – Yah, baby! It’s all the rage
Season 09 Episode 02: Spyware - Yah, baby! It’s all the rage The team debate a question in workplace dismissals: “Was the sacking harsh, unjust, or unreasonable?” Alan presents the new way of working as an inspector – using body-worn cameras in investigations. He argues, “If you are capturing...
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S09 E01: Canoodlin’ on Camera – Why it matters in the workplace
Season 09 Episode 01 of the WhyWork Podcast begins with sensational media gossip that leads the team, Alan, Sara, and Trajce (aka “Ziggy,” the pop music master), down a pathway of discussion on the bounds of workplace dismissal. Yes, the Coldplay incident. Trajce asks about reasonable workplace...
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S09 Trailer 06: Refugees
Season 09 Trailer 06: Refugees Trajce advance's a refugees claim of years of bullying, micromanagment, and discrimination. The team, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, wrangle with the 'ColdPlay'd-gate' escapades and the symbolic implications of workplace power relations. Tune in to the release of Season 09...
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S09 Trailer 05: Autopilot mode
Season 09 Trailer 05: Autopilot mode "How many times have you done something silly but you've been in autopilot mode?" reflects Sara when considering human factors and relatable fallabilities. Humans also innovate and improve work systems. Season 09 is coming soon, talking about more whacky case...
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S09 Trailer 04: PRAiSE - The best psychosocial risk instrument on the planet
Season 09 Trailer 04: PRAiSE - Psychosocial Risk Assessment and Integrated Solutions for Employers. The team reflect on "The best psychosocial instrument on the planet," as Trajce aludes, while Alan struggles with prosecutions of employees in Work Health Safety Legislation.
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S09 Trailer 03: Nothing but dismissals - can't we all just get along?
Season 09 Trailer 03: Nothing but dismissals - can't we all just get along? Season 09 takes listeners down a workplace dismissal path. Alan, Trajce, and Sara explore workplace conflicts and government prosecutions in work health and safety law. Alan struggles... listen in for more on this with...
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S09 Trailer 02: Bring it on - The kaleidoscope of workplace mishaps
Season 09 Trailer 02: Bring it on - The kaleidoscope of workplace mishaps. Get ready for more humour and confronting tales - Season 09, coming soon.
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S09 Trailer 01: Back in black - we're back... soon!
Season 09 Trailer 01: Back in black - we're back... soon! Back in black - we're coming back soon for Season 09. Great ready for more quips about contemporary events and controversial stories, laced with insights from diverse perspectives. We explore business strategy, work design, human factors,...
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S09 Trailer 06: Refugees
Season 09 Trailer 06: Refugees Trajce advance's a refugees claim of years of bullying, micromanagment, and discrimination. The team, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, wrangle with the 'ColdPlay'd-gate' escapades and the symbolic implications of workplace power relations. Tune in to the release of Season 09...
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S09 Trailer 05: Autopilot mode
Season 09 Trailer 05: Autopilot mode "How many times have you done something silly but you've been in autopilot mode?" reflects Sara when considering human factors and relatable fallabilities. Humans also innovate and improve work systems. Season 09 is coming soon, talking about more whacky case...
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S09 Trailer 04: PRAiSE - The best psychosocial risk instrument on the planet
Season 09 Trailer 04: PRAiSE - Psychosocial Risk Assessment and Integrated Solutions for Employers. The team reflect on "The best psychosocial instrument on the planet," as Trajce aludes, while Alan struggles with prosecutions of employees in Work Health Safety Legislation.
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S09 Trailer 03: Nothing but dismissals - can't we all just get along?
Season 09 Trailer 03: Nothing but dismissals - can't we all just get along? Season 09 takes listeners down a workplace dismissal path. Alan, Trajce, and Sara explore workplace conflicts and government prosecutions in work health and safety law. Alan struggles... listen in for more on this with...
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S09 Trailer 02: Bring it on - The kaleidoscope of workplace mishaps
S09 Trailer 02: Bring it on - The kaleidoscope of workplace mishaps. Get ready for more humour and confronting tales - Season 09, coming soon.
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So9 Trailer 01: Back in black - we're back... soon!
Back in black - we're coming back soon for Season 09. Great ready for more quips about contemporary events and controversial stories, laced with insights from diverse perspectives. We explore business strategy, work design, human factors, and work health safety case law. The more things change…
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S08 E13: Re-release Episode: Kozorov and the Need for Purpose
Season 08 Episode 13: Re-release Episode: Kozorov and the Need for Purpose WARNING: This episode refers to traumas involving children - we advise listener discretion. We re-release S01 E13 in the wake of growing concerns about psychosocial risk management in the workplace. This case is about...
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The WhyWork Podcast is an organisational strategy session and legal dissection of workplace events that are laced with humour. Your bloggers, Alan, Trajce, and Sara, explore the contemporary and uncomfortable realities of work and the boundaries that are tested. Alan and Trajce dismantle case law and Sara pushes all to consider how to redesign the world of work so that business objectives are realised and that people thrive. Good stories are told. The WhyWork team throws shade on some of the stories and the people involved as they consider defensible and remarkable work design strategy. When you listen to the WhyWork Podcast, you realise that no skeleton in the workplace closet is too sacred to unearth. It’s like listening to the water cooler gossip but then shit gets real, and it all becomes serious – fast. This is a must-listen for executive and emerging managers, work design strategists, human factors specialists and ergonomists, work health safety and law specialists, organisati
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