An experienced workplace investigator, HR practitioner, researcher.  Verena is legally trained and holds a PhD in performance management.  She has over 30 years’ experience as an HR professional and she uses methodologies and processes combined with her legal qualifications to ensure her investigations are legally sound and based on procedural fairness and natural justice. Verena’s main areas of work are workplace investigations and HR advocacy. She investigates complaints and grievances relating to performance management and organisational reviews, as well alleged discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment and bullying. An important part of her role as investigator is to provide training to organisations on employment law, investigation processes, and organisational policies and processes that support a fair, respectful and lawful workplace.

Verena’s work in advocacy includes mediation in industrial disputes, termination of employment, unfair dismissal, enterprise bargaining, workers compensation, development of performance agreements, and organisational reviews.