Workplace Investigations - 3rd Edition (Paperback)

Your definitive guide, Workplace Investigations shows you how to conduct a sound, procedurally fair and defensible workplace investigation.
The 2020 edition is fully updated and expanded, with new material on whistleblower protection, interview techniques, digital evidence, sexual misconduct and trauma-informed practice. The latest cases and additional practical exercises are also included.
The authors, Worklogic Directors Jodie Fox, Jason Clark, Rose Bryant-Smith and Grevis Beard, have collectively conducted and supervised more than 500 investigations. In this text they share their wealth of experience, depth of knowledge and analytical rigour.
In Workplace Investigations you will learn how to:

• judge when an investigation is required,
• scope and plan an investigation appropriately,
• identify, collect, preserve and analyse evidence,
• make findings of fact in a procedurally fair way,
• assess any wrongdoing against your organisation’s conduct standards, including bullying, harassment, discrimination, fraud and business integrity breaches, and
• determine what further steps your organisation should take to improve working relationships, manage risks and ensure future compliance.

This is essential reading for everyone with responsibility for investigating workplace conflicts or complaints.