Workplace Weekly E3: Attorney and Workplace Investigator Christina Ro-Connelly of Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP

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03/22/23 • 35 min

We’re very thrilled to present Episode Three of Workplace Weekly, entirely dedicated to Part One of our interview with attorney and workplace investigator, Christina Ro-Connelly. Christina (Tina) Ro-Connelly is a Partner with Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP (follow OIG on Instagram!). She has over a decade of labor and employment law experience and has conducted numerous investigations with Oppenheimer Investigations Group, many of which included allegations against elected officials and high-level executives. Tina leads AB1825 trainings, workplace investigator trainings, and bias trainings and also conducts audits of internal workplace investigations. Tina is a graduate of the Association of Workplace Investigators’s Training Institute for Workplace Investigators and has received the certificate to conduct Title IX investigations. Tina is a member of the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of the California Lawyers Association and a frequent trainer and presenter on employment law matters. She is also a sustaining member of AWI and a member of the AWI Institute Committee.

We talk about the flourishing vocation of workplace investigations, Tina’s role and approach, media and social media, the impact and ramifications of cases like Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo reaction, and news items such as #Deflategate and the investigation into U.S. National Women’s Soccer and the report produced by Sally Q. Yates.
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Credits

Workplace Weekly was produced by Kate Bailey (H&H Instagram / H&H Twitter) and Fanny Wandel (Twitter) for Hand & Heart Media, the publishing arm of Hand & Heart GmbH. You can follow Hand & Heart on Instagram via @handandheart.eu or Twitter via @h_and_hmediaFor any enquiries related to this broadcast, please email: [email protected]. Our music was composed and performed by AMUNDA, and produced by AMUNDA with Kyle Startup (Instagram). You can follow AMUNDA on Instagram or listen to their music on Spotify, Apple or Soundcloud. If you love AMUNDA’s music, please consider buying it directly from BandCamp. Support indie, always.

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Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.

You can always find Workplace Weekly on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud and basically wherever you get your podcasts. For those wanting an RSS feed, you can find that here.

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Workplace Weekly E2: The Cost Of Workplace Bullying & The #StopHurtAtWork Campaign with Nicki Eyre FRSA

Join Fanny & Kate for the latest instalment of your favourite work focused podcast Workplace Weekly: a podcast analysing workplaces, work culture and labour activism through topical stories, interviews and expertise.

This episode features Nicki Eyre FRSA. Nicki is the Founder and Managing Director of Conduct Change, a consultancy that aims to prevent and resolve workplace bullying. She has a varied career spanning the public, private, and charity sectors, and is a coach, consultant, and trainer with a specialism in workplace bullying. She also leads the Stop Hurt at Work campaign focused on advocacy and awareness-raising about workplace bullying. Nicki has spoken at events both in the UK and nationally and is a Member of the International Association on Workplace Bullying & Harassment and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

In our interview with Nicki, we discuss her work with Conduct Change and the Stop Hurt at Work Project. The interview covers topics such as Eyre's approach to organisational consulting, observations of workplace culture and challenges, and the insufficiencies of current laws regarding workplace bullying. Eyre also discusses the cornerstones in her work and how people can support the Stop Hurt at Work campaign.

At the top of the show, your Wokest Warriors talk about NOMA’s decision to close this year, and reflect on the decade of workplace bullying incidences that led to the announcement in 2023. We take a spicy turn when Fanny reveals she was blocked by NOMA on Instagram, a move that does little to disprove NOMAs favour for a blacklist.

If you’d like to submit a question or story for segments such as Workplace Savage or Fuck You, I Quit — write us an email at [email protected]. We also have an anonymous submissions page on our website at www.handandheart/workplaceweekly where you can send a voice message or leave a written submission.

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Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.

You can always find Workplace Weekly on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud and basically wherever you get your podcasts. For those wanting an RSS feed, you can find that here.

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Workplace Weekly E4: Neutrality, Race & Media in Workplace Investigations feat. Christina Ro-Connolly (Part Two)

Description

For Episode Four of Workplace Weekly, Kate Bailey and Fanny Wandel, bring you Part Two of our interview with Christina Ro-Connolly (whom, we shamelessly stan). Tina addresses some of the disadvantages of allegations regarding workplaves being made publicly and put thrust under a media spotlight. We discuss being committed to the neutral rule, and how Tina & OIG Law incorporates that into practice while also seeking to build healthier relationships with clients and helping them to move forward past the conflict. We asked about materials Tina & OIG have developed around the role race can play in investigations, really shining an exemplary light on OIG efforts to put DE&I into all element of practice for workplace investigators and attorneys. Tina addresses the “window dressing” element clients can sometimes want, and how to navigate this, while still putting values first.

Christina (Tina) Ro-Connelly is a Partner with Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP (follow OIG on Instagram!). She has over a decade of labor and employment law experience.

Credits

Our artwork was created by Nix Renton, a fantastic photographer and graphic designer, and you can find them online if you’re in need of either service.

You can always find Workplace Weekly on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud and basically wherever you get your podcasts. For those wanting an RSS feed, you can find that here.