Insights
Common Mistakes in Workplace Investigations (and How to Avoid Them)
Most workplace investigations fail for predictable reasons: unclear scope, vague allegations, weak evidence handling, poor procedural fairness, and reports that don’t show reasoning. Fixing these isn’t about being ‘more formal’
What Does a Workplace Investigation Involve?
A workplace investigation involves scoping allegations, gathering and testing evidence, conducting fairinterviews, analysing competing accounts, and producing a report with clear findings. The strongestinvestigations are disciplined early: they control scope,
When Should You Conduct a Workplace Investigation?
You should conduct a workplace investigation when you need defensible fact-finding to make a decisionfairly – usually because the allegation is serious, facts are contested, or there’s a policy/legal requirement
Workplace Investigation Report: What It Should Include (and Why Yours Might Be Unusable)
A workplace investigation report should document the process, evidence considered, and the reasoningbehind findings so a decision-maker can act fairly and defensibly. A report that repeats statements and then jumps
Workplace Bullying Investigation: What Good Looks Like (and What Commonly Goes Wrong)
A workplace bullying investigation is a structured fact-finding process to establish what occurred andwhether behaviour meets the organisation’s bullying definition and policies. It must be fair to bothcomplainant and respondent,
Workplace Investigation Training: What to Look for in Australia (and What to Avoid)
Workplace investigation training should build end-to-end capability: deciding whether to investigate, scoping allegations, evidence handling, interview method, procedural fairness, and defensible report writing. The best programs build judgement under pressure