Workplace investigations are typically initiated in response to reports or complaints of inappropriate employee behaviour. They involve gathering information in a structured way to determine whether the report or complaint is substantiated, before deciding whether further action is warranted.

Initiating a workplace investigation, how it is conducted, and how information is gathered and relied upon to make findings, can have significant implications on the employer and the employee/s involved.

This webinar provided key recommendations and practical guidance on:

• when investigations are appropriate;
• suitable planning and communication with participants;
• how investigations ought to be conducted (and the relevance of underpinning industrial instruments, employment contracts, company policies and practices);
• how the allegations should be formulated;
• gathering evidence and relevant considerations when making findings; and
• interim measures whilst the investigation is being conducted.

Presenters:

Katie Hossain, Lawyer, Ai Group Workplace Lawyers and Workplace Relations Adviser, Ai Group

Daniel Murray, Legal Practitioner Director, Ai Group Workplace Lawyers and Principal Adviser, workplace Relations, Ai Group

Moderator:

Terry Crotty, Regional Manager NSW, Ai Group