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What would you like to share about yourself?: I am the legal practice director of Acumen Lawyers, a boutique employment law firm in Brisbane. I am also the founder of The HR Investigator; an online information site about workplace investigations. I have specialised in employment, industrial relations and safety law for the entirety of my legal career.

My unique blend of investigative and legal skills have made me a foremost expert on conducting effective workplace investigations.

Company website/blog: http://www.hrinvestigator.com.au

Personal blog: http://www.acumenlawyers.com.au

How many employees in your company?: 1-49

What areas of HR are you particularly passionate about?: Workplace Investigations

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking, Referrals between friends

Brad Petley's Blog

Honestly!! Let’s talk about employee dishonesty during an HR Investigation

Posted on October 9, 2012 at 15:00 0 Comments 6 Likes

In Brief

An employee owes a duty to their employer to be honest in their dealings with it. This is no more apparent than when the employee is the subject of an investigation into alleged misconduct.

A recent dismissal case…

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[PART 2] "Warning, Warning" - Taking Account of Past Workplace Sins When Disciplining Employees

Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:00 0 Comments 0 Likes

In Brief

In Part 2 of our discussion about the recent Patrick Stevedores1 case, we consider whether the actions of an employer over a prior disciplinary warning can be called into question in a later dismissal case by Fair Work…

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"Warning, warning" - Taking account of past workplace sins when disciplining employees - [Part 1]

Posted on July 25, 2012 at 11:00 0 Comments 1 Like

In Brief

A recent dismissal case before Fair Work Australia ("FWA") serves as a useful illustration of the issues facing employers when weighing up an employee's poor disciplinary record and whether a dismissal would be justified.

Warning Confusion…

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Employer's Redundancy Assumption goes awry in Dismissal Case

Posted on March 28, 2012 at 16:00 0 Comments 1 Like

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In a recent appeal case about a redundancy1, Fair Work Australia ("FWA") rejected an employer’s “assumption” that a manager would be insulted if offered redeployment to a more junior position following a restructure.…

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