Workplace Investigator – Why you should have a trusted one on speed dial.
Workplace Investigator – Having a relationship with a workplace investigator that can provide your organisation with benefits when it comes to;
Priority
Complaints, grievances and allegations of misconduct are stressful for everyone, the parties involved and the organisation. You need to have these matters investigated in a timely and professional manner. In addition to the disruption to the workplace, courts and tribunal have criticised organisations for workplace investigations that were not carried out in a timely manner.
Having a relationship with a qualified and experienced Workplace Investigator will generally see you being given priority. Recently I conducted interviews with 1 day of receiving instructions and interviewed some of the parties on a Saturday morning.
Quality
Most organisations don’t have to deal with complaints, grievances and allegations of misconduct on an everyday basis, so in most cases when they engage an external investigator they really don’t know what they are getting.
When issues arise organisations usually have two choices when they decide to outsource;
(1) Go to Google – If you choose a workplace investigator or investigation company from the front page of Google, does that mean you are picking a good investigator or just one that has spent money on SEO or Ad Words?
(2) Engage someone you know, someone you trust, someone you have at least met and discussed your needs with, someone whose background, experience and qualifications you have reviewed.
In relation to Google, Australian Workplace Training & Investigation (AWPTI) ranks highly on Google in a number of investigation and training categories, I haven’t spend a cent of SEO, however I do publish a lot of interesting and I think helpful material via my website blog page http://awpti.com.au/blog/ and via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/philobrien1/ (if we are not connect, please feel free to send me a request).
I am always open to meeting with organisations to discuss how I can assist them with a view to developing an on-going relationship.
Cost
While I cannot speak for others, I provide special rates for my on-going clients. It’s worth noting that I have observed, the bigger the investigation company, the more they charge and cost is not actually an indication of quality.
Advise to businesses
If you don’t have a relationship with a qualified and experienced workplace investigator take the time to meet with and get to know one, it could save you a lot of time, stress and money in the long run.
Please feel free to download my professional profile – Professional Profile Phi O’Brien
AWPTI – workplace investigation Sydney and through-out NSW, QLD and Victoria. Workplace training national wide
Misconduct investigations, bullying investigations, harassment investigations & sexual harassment investigations, complaint investigations, grievance investigations, discrimination investigations
www.awpti.com.au
http://awpti.com.au/investigations/
