SPECIALIST in WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS
Synergy Workplace Investigations is a leading workplace investigations specialist in New Zealand and Australia, providing best practice, meticulous and impartial investigative and workplace relations consultancy services to a wide range of industries including, not-for-profits such as disability and youth support services, education and training organisations, legal firms, in fact, any workplace requiring an impartial independent investigator.
Celebrating 10 Years Conducting Investigations
When you ask an investigation company to investigate your matter, you want the reassurance that your matter is being looked after by a specialist in workplace investigations who has experience with your particular matter. Having the right investigator with the right experience can mean the difference between a painless process or an absolute mess. Our decade in the industry has given us a wealth of experience to draw from.
Cost Effeective Investigations saving you time and money
The cost of an investigation can vary depending on the complexity of your matter. We will provide you with an initial estimate after obtaining a few basic details about the matter to be investigated. We’ll then give you an updated estimate once we’ve conducted some initial enquiries. We’ll then give you regular updates as we progress so that there are no surprises at the end when it comes to cost.
WHAT IS WORKPLACE BULLYING?
How you handle allegations of bullying in your business is crucial to avoiding further implications. An employer’s failure to deal with issues of bullying in the workplace could lead to legal liability – including a prosecution under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and/or more commonly, a personal grievance claim from affected employees.
WORKSAFE TOOLBOX WORKPLACE BULLYING INVESTIGATIONS
Work Health and Safety Law places the primary duty of care on employers to ensure that the health and safety of workers is protected. Managing and Preventing bullying, harassment and discrimination is considered intrinsic to WHS principles. This means that employers need to respond to workplace bullying and harassment complaints quickly and correctly.
SERIOUS MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS
Serious misconduct in the workplace requires swift and decisive action. Our experienced team can help you to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support termination of the worker’s employment for serious misconduct. We can further advise you on correct procedures for dismissal to ensure your decisions cannot be challenged down the track.
WORKPLACE MEDIATION
As part of our holistic approach to managing workplace disputes, Synergy Workplace Investigations offers a specialist mediation service to help you resolve residual post investigation issues and assist the parties to adjust to changes that may come about as a result of report recommendations. Our proven methodology is a recipe for success in resolving workplace conflict.
SYNERGY WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS PODCAST
Our podcasts cover a range of workplace investigation and Human Resource Management-related topics for small and large businesses. We cover topics such as how to handle bullying complaints, managing conflict in the workplace, managing mental wellbeing in the workplace and lots more.
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Natalie has undertaken several complex and challenging investigations for Sunstate Cement, delivering outcomes that have the highest integrity. She is fair, rigorous and a stickler for due process, professional and approachable at the same time and keeps us well informed throughout the process and provides comprehensive reports upon completion. We have no hesitation in recommending Natalie of Synergy Investigations and would be more than happy to engage her services if a future need arises.
The work Synergy Workplace Investigations has done for us has been outstanding. Their expertise has really shown in areas of procedural fairness, communication and knowledge in all areas. Looking forward to working with them again.
“Synergy Workplace Investigations provided a timely, cost effective and thorough service. The professionalism from start to finish was exemplary.”