Safety and post-incident response for frontline staff
Post-incident, safety support for Retail and Hospitality staff
For Frontline workforces, Sonder acts as the first line of support for unsafe situations. Give you team instant access to harm prevention, trauma recovery and critical incident response.
Get ahead of safety-related critical incidents
Post-incident, safety support for Retail and Hospitality staff
Modern HR and WHS leaders choose Sonder as the first line of support, giving their team access to 24/7 employee harm prevention, trauma recovery and critical incident response.


"No disrespect to our prior EAP providers, but they aren't in the 21st century."
- Kate Mayers, WHS Manager - People & Culture | Best & Less
This shopping season, critical incidents are top of mind for the hospitality & retail industry
Many businesses are responding with:
enhanced security measures & CCTV,
staff deescalation training,
and in-store PSA campaigns.
Post-incident response and care is often overlooked.
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Cutting-edge safety and incident assistance
Our innovative and award-winning platform provides immediate care to distressed employees and managers.
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Our award-winning app provides workforces easy access to safety, medical, and mental health support for your team, making early interventions the new norm.
- Welfare checks, critical incident support
and a range of digital self-help. - 24/7 reassuring safety support wherever you go.
- Discreet safety check-ups at a time that suits.
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IN-PERSON AND URGENT CRITICAL INCIDENT SUPPORT
Our nationwide network of responders can be on the scene in most metro areas in 30 mins and rural within 2 hours*.
CHAT OR CALL OUR SPECIALIST CARE TEAM 24/7
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REDUCE THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE OR AGGRESSION
Our critical incident response prioritises care for those most affected, minimising operational disruption.
MEDICAL TRIAGE AND CASE / INJURY MANAGEMENT
Personal treatment plans and clinical self-care content drives recovery and minimises operational disruption from a nationwide specialist response network. Your team can call or live chat for immediate help at any time.

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CRITICAL INCIDENT VISIBILITY
Get immediate updates on incidents and issues so you can understand what's going on with your team, any time, anywhere.
MONTHLY REPORTING
See a breakdown of the different safety and wellbeing incidents that occur among your workforce. Identify hazards, reduce risk, and use data to inform your decision making.
Earlier intervention
Critical incident response
Post-incident support
Get ahead of risks
Get ahead of critical incidents
Drive early intervention
- in person incident response
- urgent / immediate response
- incident reporting
- National wide emergency response network
Post incident
- medical triage and case / injury management
- post traumatic event response
- call or chat with a trained professional
Specialist support and intervention
Sonder's medical team examines a case of workplace assault on a young shop front employee and the post-incident support process.
We deal with some very serious safety issues daily that involve Sonder members and/or their family members. Sadly, we've seen a marked increase in the number of serious safety incidents that require our specialist support and intervention.
________Brett Ward - Head of Member Safety, Sonder
The business case for improving safety support
What do workplace incidents cost your organisation?
“I was terrified when a customer stabbed two people in my store before turning the knife on themselves. With police and ambulance already on the way, I quickly locked down the store and called Sonder for help. Within minutes, two Sonder responders were there giving immediate support to the distressed witnesses and getting staff to log on to the Sonder app. It was a terrible day, but I am so thankful that Sonder was there to help me look after my team after this horrible event.”
MANAGER SUPPORT CASE
MEMBER | SYDNEY
“When a family shouted at me and called me a racist when I was just helping with their bags - I knew I’d had enough. Feeling really upset, I reached out to Sonder who listened and calmed me down. The nurse spent time with me and was so kind and reassuring. I even got a check-up call the next day. If I need advice in the future, I will definitely reach out to Sonder for help.”
HARASSMENT
MEMBER | MELBOURNE
“It was really tough going back to work after the lockdown. I was being abused by customers who didn’t follow the store’s COVID-19 rules all the time. I just didn’t want to be there anymore. My manager saw how stressed I was and suggested that I contact Sonder. I was really surprised by how supportive they were. They spent a long time listening to how I felt and helped get me through those hard times."
CUSTOMER ABUSE CASE
MEMBER | SOUTH AUSTRALIA
“I was already having a bad day when the customer I was serving tried to assault me. At that moment, my heart was pounding and I could hardly breathe. Realising that I was having a panic attack, I ducked into the bathroom and called Sonder. The nurse made sure that I was okay and calmed me down. Once I felt better, Sonder provided me with resources to help me better manage my anxiety in the future.”
CUSTOMER ASSAULT CASE
MEMBER | BRISBANE
“As a greeter, it’s my job to make sure that customers are checked-in. When a usual customer came by and taunted me, I began to feel unsafe. I spoke with my manager who said that security would look into it, but I still felt uneasy. During my break, I opened the Sonder app for advice. They reassured me that my safety comes first, provided support and showed me how to use their app. I feel much safer knowing Sonder is there if I need them.”
HARASEMENT CASE
MEMBER | SYDNEY
“I was really worried when one of my staff told me they felt suicidal after being involved in an altercation with a customer. Having used Sonder for my own mental health in the past, I got in touch and asked them to help. Thankfully, Sonder was able to reach out to my team member and provide support."
MANAGER SUPPORT CASE
MEMBER | SYDNEY
One of the key strategies for us has been Sonder, we do have incidents that occur, but for us it’s also about the post incident care that they are getting. When we do have a incident our managers are trained to offer time poor people to talk to Sonder about what just happened.
- Nicole Everingham, General Manager, Workplace Health & Safety | Hoyts

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Sonder has been incredible for us and for a small cost the results are just incredible. And the feedback from the team is that they feel supported and cared for and our leaders say exactly the same thing."
Georgia Danos
State Safety, Health & Wellbeing Manager - VIC/ TAS, Woolworths Group
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