Workplace Investigations: The Employer and Employee Perspectives Covered
Gain detailed, in-depth guides on how to handle internal workplace investigations or advise clients navigating those investigations. Examine the best ways to respond to regulators and how to achieve the best strategic outcome. Consider how to conduct internal investigations from both an employer and employee perspective. Work through case studies, examples and step by step guides to ensure that you get the workplace investigations process right from start to finish.
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1.5 units in Substantive Law
1.5 units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Responding to Investigations by Government Regulators
- If regulators are not motivated by commercial considerations, how do you achieve a commercially sensible outcome?
- Examining the limits of regulator power
- How do you position your organisation or your client’s response for the best strategic outcome?
Internal Workplace Investigations: Employer Considerations
- As sexual harassment and bullying claims become more common, when is an internal investigation actually required?
- Who should conduct the investigation, is independence required and does the investigator need to be licenced?
- How do you frame allegations, communicate findings and manage potential associated mental health claims that may arise?
- Practical case study: lessons and consequences from recent case law
Internal Workplace Investigations: Employee Considerations
- What rights does an employee have when they’re the subject of an investigation?
- Managing the intersection of workplace investigations with potential associated criminal claims against an employee
- Legal issues when an employee challenges findings
- Navigating legal risks related to employees that remain after an investigation
Presented by Ben Marshall, Partner; Ben McKinley, Special Counsel and Evan Willis, Partner; Holding Redlich
Presenters
Ben Marshall
Ben Marshall is a Partner in Holding Redlich's Workplace Relations & Safety group. Ben advises businesses in relation to all aspects of labour and employment law, specialising in restructuring, enterprise bargaining and responding to industrial action and union claims. Ben's practice spans across all Australian states and territories and his clients range from private business owners to multi-national and listed companies and government bodies. He has significant experience in managing highly unionised industries, such as construction, resources, manufacturing, transport, health and education. He also has a range of clients across the professional services, hospitality, retail and other industries. Ben is recognised by Best Lawyers as a leading practitioner in Labour and Employment Law.
Ben McKinley
Ben is a special counsel in the Melbourne Workplace Relations and Safety team.
Ben’s ability to build strong relationships with his clients and understand their business is highly valued and allows him to deliver practical advice and solutions which align with the clients’ objectives.
Ben provides legal advice and representation to a range of clients from listed companies to small business owners in a range of industries including hospitality, retail, manufacturing, professional services, health and sport.
Evan Willis
Evan is a Partner and an Accredited Specialist in Workplace Relations.
With extensive experience in employment and industrial relations law, Evan advises and represents a broad range of clients with a particular emphasis on assisting executive employees and registered organisations.
Evan works closely with his clients to identify their goals and uses his experience to find the most efficient path to achieve those goals.