Workplace investigations: Interactions with regulation and pathways for reform
Workplace investigations are an essential management tool for employers, including to address allegations of employee misconduct and discharge statutory obligations. In addition, conducting workplace investigations has, over the last decade, become a burgeoning industry. Little is known, however, about the actual practices of workplace investigations and the interface of investigations with public regulation.
This project will be the first detailed analysis of the law and policy dealing with workplace investigations in Australia. It will include empirical research on the process and outcomes of workplace investigations, which will explore the experiences of employers, employees, investigators and advisors.
As well as examining the history of regulation of workplace investigations, and the current regulatory framework covering this growing field, this project will canvass what might be done in the future to improve the protections for employees, and others, who are involved in workplace investigations.
Researcher
Publications
- A Orifici, ‘Unsystematic and Unsettled: A Map of the Legal Dimensions of Workplace Investigations in Australia’ (2019) 42(4) University of New South Wales Law Journal 1075