The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.
Certified by
Deloitte
Date of certification
02/12/2024
Contact details
477 Collins Street
3000 Melbourne
Australia
16. Professionalism in the Media Outlet
16.1. Recruitment and Training
There shall be professional guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff. This includes responsibilities for implementing diversity policy and staff welfare. Recruitment policy, (use of open competition etc.) and staff welfare principles should be publicly available.
Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?
YesDo those guidelines contain a diversity policy?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Are they publicly available?
YesWhat is the URL?
16.2. Working Conditions, Contract Policy and Labour Relations
Journalistic principles and practice should be supported by the organisational environment including protection for journalistic integrity through adherence to labour laws and regulations, transparency of contract policy and freedom to organise. The duration or nature of the contract should not inhibit a journalist from operating in an ethical manner and the organisation structure should protect that principle.
Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?
YesDoes your staff have the freedom to organise?
YesDo you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?
YesAre there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
16.3. Staff Welfare
Responsibility for the welfare of staff and those contracted on a freelance basis should be an important part of a Media Outlet’s role. Organisational Editorial Guidelines should be protective against any form of discrimination and supportive of equality of opportunity. It should ensure safety at work and in the working environment (including remote and online) and have guidelines, which support staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature or have suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work.
Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Does your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
In specific situations, tailored measures are implemented to promote employee well-being, such as providing advice on mitigating the impact of trauma and sharing international best practices for reducing trauma risks, which are disseminated following a traumatic event.
Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?
YesIf you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
In specific situations, tailored measures are implemented to promote employee well-being, such as providing advice on mitigating the impact of trauma and sharing international best practices for reducing trauma risks, which are disseminated following a traumatic event.