So you’ve received a serious employment complaint such as a complaint of sexual harassment or bullying or discrimination, and decided it needs to be formally investigated (see our blog What’s Up: Do I need to conduct an investigation on whether you should in fact conduct a formal investigation). You’ve decided on the right investigator (see our blog Private Investigations: Choosing a Workplace Investigator). What’s next? How do you conduct a workplace investigation? Can you s

You’ve interviewed the perfect candidate. They gave all the right answers, they have the skills and experience you need and they’re going to fit right in. So you do your usual processes, contracts, medicals, and reference checks. But what if the reference check is negative? They are unable to handle pressure. They have difficulty prioritising tasks. They’re emotional. Unreliable. They cause a lot of drama. Phew! Got out of that one quickly, right? But what if the candidat

Like Hansel in Zoolander, sometimes a particular employee is “so hot right now”. Yep, they’re the favourite. And it’s more than just because they’re really really ridiculously good looking. There’s nothing inherently wrong about liking some colleagues more or getting along with some more than others. But what if your boss cannot see past them? In the song Nothing Compares 2 U, by Sinead O’Connor, one person is held up against everyone else. Is it a problem now? Potentially ye