Free workplace investigation toolkit
Five free, printable tools for employers handling a workplace complaint. No sign-up, no email address needed: open a page and print it or save it as a PDF. Each is general information, not legal advice, and links to the official sources it relies on.
- Before you call an investigator: employer checklistFree printable checklist for employers: what to do and gather before calling a workplace investigator. Safety, the complaint, documents, people, scope.
- Workplace investigation terms of reference templateFree fill-in-the-blanks terms of reference template for a workplace investigation: scope, allegations, process, standard of proof, report and timeframe.
- Allegation letter checklistFree printable checklist for the letter telling a respondent about the allegations in a workplace investigation: specifics, evidence, response, support.
- Queensland sexual harassment prevention plan checklistFree printable checklist against Queensland WHS Regulation s 55H: what a sexual harassment prevention plan must contain, consultation and review triggers.
- Internal vs external investigation decision sheetFree printable decision sheet: five questions and six factors to decide whether to investigate a workplace complaint internally or use an external investigator.
How to use the toolkit
- Use your browser’s print option, or the “Print or save as PDF” button on each page. The page prints without the website menus.
- Adapt the wording to your organisation, and check it against your own policies, award or enterprise agreement and contracts.
- For advice about your situation, speak with a lawyer.
General information, not legal advice. Free to use and adapt for your organisation, no sign-up needed. Check it against your own policies, award or enterprise agreement and contracts, and speak with a lawyer about your situation.