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Recorded Interactive Webinar: Workplace Investigations – Getting It Right from Start to Finish

Allegations of misconduct, bullying, discrimination, and harassment must be handled with care, confidentiality, and legal precision. A flawed investigation can expose employers to unfair dismissal claims, adverse action disputes, reputational harm, and costly litigation. With incr
PRESENTED BY Annie Smeaton Partner - Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers , Brisbane

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About the Webinar

Allegations of misconduct, bullying, discrimination, and harassment must be handled with care, confidentiality, and legal precision. A flawed investigation can expose employers to unfair dismissal claims, adverse action disputes, reputational harm, and costly litigation. With increasing scrutiny on how workplace investigations are conducted, HR professionals need clear, defensible, and legally compliant processes to navigate these high-risk situations. This session provides practical, step-by-step guidance on conducting thorough, fair, and legally sound workplace investigations. It covers:

  • When to initiate an investigation and key triggers for action
  • Applying procedural fairness and natural justice in every step
  • Managing confidentiality while balancing transparency obligations
  • Addressing challenges in remote and hybrid workforce investigations
  • Common investigation missteps that lead to legal claims and how to avoid them
  • Deciding when to use internal HR teams vs external investigators
  • Documenting findings and implementing outcomes to withstand legal scrutiny

Presented By

Annie Smeaton
Partner, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers Brisbane, Qld

With 25 years of experience as an advocate with a strong background in industrial and employment law advice and litigation and safety, education, health and anti-discrimination law, Annie provides her clients with strong representation and practical commercial advice.

 Annie acts for large corporations and institutions and employers in the SME market as well as for a range of independent schools, training institutions and early childhood education providers. Annie also undertakes employment and regulatory law work in the health sector, including for registered medical practitioners.

Annie has extensive experience undertaking complex workplace investigations concerning harassment, bullying and safety breaches.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for HR professionals and lawyers practising in employment law – Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.

CPD Information

Lawyers can claim up to 1 CPD unit/point – substantive law. This webinar has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, webinar lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion.

OPTIONAL ONLINE QUIZ

We will be adding an optional online quiz to the recording of this webinar to make it interactive in terms of the type of CPD that can be claimed. Upon completion of the quiz the successful registered user will receive a CPD certificate confirming completion and the CPD units/points/hours earned. The online quiz will be available with the recording – typically within 1 to 2 days of the live webinar being held.

WA lawyers – Please note that TEN is unable to verify your completion of recorded webinars to the Legal Practice Board of WA. TEN is an accredited provider.

While TEN takes all reasonable care to include accurate and up-to-date information regarding CPD category classifications and compliance obligations, information regarding CPD point allocation are provided as a guide only. Allocation of CPD points is subject to the CPD requirements of your jurisdiction, personal circumstances and professional requirements. You are solely responsible for determining whether a particular product is appropriate for your CPD requirements.

Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Jason Hooker on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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