Melbourne, Friday 15 August, 12.30-15.30
Workplace misconduct investigations are mentally and emotionally straining for all involved. New workplace psychosocial safety laws are receiving ample spotlight, and incorporating this into fraud and corruption investigations is crucial. Where psychosocial wellbeing is not given due consideration, the integrity and outcomes of investigations may be compromised, while causing unnecessary harm to those involved.
Given the newness of the space, people are often not aware of the psychosocial risks present in workplace investigations, nor are they aware of how to manage them. By better managing psychosocial risks, investigators and participants are safer, processes become more efficient, and investigations can reach more just outcomes.
This workshop aims to help you identify practical strategies you can employ to ensure fraud and corruption investigations do not cause undue harm to all participants involved. You will learn highly effective strategies to reduce the psychosocial strain on investigators and participants:
- Identifying how workplace investigations can increase stress and trauma for witnesses, respondents, and investigators
- Consulting relevant legislation, codes of practice and case law relating to psychosocial risks in workplace investigations
- Prioritising procedural fairness to ensure integrity of evidence and impartiality
- Implementing trauma-informed and person-centred practice into every step of the investigation
- Fostering trust, safety and transparency in investigative processes to ensure participants feel safe and heard
- Ensuring efficiency of investigations to minimise prolonged stress to participants
- Improving fraud and corruption controls based on learnings to prevent future incidents
About your facilitator:
Eden Elliott, Training and Development Manager, Wise Workplace Training
Eden takes a lead role in delivering our training programs nationally, covering all content from highly technical, advanced investigations, to leadership toolboxes, to conflict resolution involving vulnerable people in unique environments. She has a rigorous technical understanding of training, L&D, mentoring, investigation, misconduct, compliance, insurance, liability & workers compensation, HR, safeguarding, risk, fraud and more, with the ability to develop corresponding frameworks and training in any sector or context.
Eden’s recent clients include Qantas Airlines, the Brunei Government, the Tasmanian, NSW, QLD and VIC Governments, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the NSW Ageing and Disability Commission, the Health Complaints Commission, the Uniting Church, the Department of Defence, Elders Agriculture, and TAFE Gippsland.
Recent client feedback for Eden:
“Our instructor Eden was amazing. Her style of conducting the training and sharing her knowledge was outstanding. She was very informative, the way she stepped through the course work and got the group involved was very helpful. I would have Eden as a facilitator any time.”
“Eden is absolutely amazing. A very intelligent, relatable professional that had us all captivated for the entire 2 days. She is a valuable asset to your company.”
“Eden was truly wonderful. The program was delivered so well and Eden did a fantastic job in rounding us all up. We were a vibrant bunch with a lot of opposing views and she handled it with grace and tact. Eden continually guided us back on course when needed and her calm nature amongst all our big personalities was very much needed.”