KEY TAKEAWAYS: the types of workplace surveillance – such as wearable cameras, fingerprint or eye scanners, employee activity or logging monitoring – has exploded since COVID and with rapid advances in technology employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace and safeguard their employees’ right to privacy it is helpful for workplace investigators to: […]
KEY TAKEAWAYS: workplace investigators are in high demand lawyers with strong people skills make good workplace investigators the role of the workplace investigator is to get to the heart of a complaint or dispute – to gather evidence, establish the facts, and make legally defensible findings the work is diverse, interesting, intellectually-challenging, sometimes confronting, but
Australian workplaces, like our communities, are becoming more culturally diverse. About 350 languages are spoken in Australia, with almost a quarter of all residents speaking a language other than English at home1. Therefore, there is a high likelihood investigators will face language barriers in the conduct of their work. This will impact how they gather
Work Christmas parties are a time for employees to celebrate, reflect and bond. We see organisations becoming increasingly diligent with putting in place processes to create fun, safe and respectful Christmas parties. Unfortunately, the ‘silly season’ can sometimes lead to poor decisions and inappropriate conduct when Christmas parties, alcohol and co-workers are in the mix.
Almost all workplace investigations involve a breakdown in a relationship to some degree; whether that be an explosive end to a workplace romance or friendship, or a breakdown in professional and courteous communication between peers. The breakdown of a workplace romance presents unique challenges and provides fertile ground for workplace conflict. Investigating complaints arising from
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that trauma-informed principles only need to be front of mind during complainant interviews involving allegations of sexual harassment. Â In practice, we find that trauma-informed interviewing techniques can be helpful in any emotionally charged interview, including interviews with witnesses and respondents. Trauma-informed techniques are especially applicable
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