30/10/2025
On the face of BET this week we profile Maria Shapovalova.
Maria is the heart of BET Group Global’s People & Culture function. As an experienced HR professional, she leads with both empathy and precision driving disciplinary and performance management processes, overseeing complex investigations and ensuring that BET’s workforce practices remain both procedurally fair and fully compliant.
Maria plays a pivotal role in aligning organisational HR strategies with the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), the SCHADS Award, and the NDIS Practice Standards across multiple states. She regularly manages staff conduct issues, including preparing formal letters, leading disciplinary meetings, and ensuring fair and consistent processes are followed. Alongside her focus on compliance and risk mitigation, Maria oversees recruitment, onboarding, workforce development, and staff engagement. She is also the creative mind behind many of BET’s internal initiatives, helping to embed the organisation’s values of Care, Collaboration, Accountability, Innovation, and Respect.
Maria holds formal qualifications in Human Resources and proudly serves on the South Australian Divisional Council of the Australian Institute of Training & Development (AITD), where she contributes to shaping professional development opportunities and promoting best practice learning across the sector.
At BET Group Global, Maria brings this same commitment to her everyday work. Whether she’s welcoming new team members, updating workplace policies, supporting performance processes, or quietly keeping operations running smoothly behind the scenes, Maria is focused on making BET a great place to work where values like care, collaboration, respect and accountability are more than just words, but part of how things are done and we are proud to unveil her as our face of BET for this week.
Say hello next time you see her, she’s always up for a friendly chat (especially over a cup of tea)!