PRINKO

Linda Anderson – Director + Workplace Investigations Practice Lead

Linda is a former financial services industry professional and a retired police officer with an impeccable service record.  

In the way of exposure to traumatic events, unpredictable human behaviours and navigation of complex stakeholder structures, there is very little that Linda has not encountered in her career.

Linda now channels her investigative experience in workplace settings, helping employers manage risks arising from workplace complaints, employee conduct and the damaging impacts on culture, retention and productivity.

Linda assists blue- and white-collar employers navigate the full spectrum of lower-level employee misconduct through to alleged serious misconduct and criminality. 

Clients engage and re-engage Linda because of her reputation for:

> Identifying and isolating key issues quickly

> Building a rapport with participants that encourages openness

> Meticulously eliciting information to assess credibility

Scott Donaldson – Director + Industrial Relations Practice Lead

Scott is a legally-qualified Industrial Relations practitioner of 20 years’ experience.  Over that time, Scott has worked within private legal practice and a number of in-house ER / IR leadership roles.

The bulk of Scott’s career has been spent in mining (coal and metals), construction and rail industries, serving employers with operations across Oceania, Africa and the Americas. Scott also has a depth of knowledge in the health, aged-care and financial services industries. This diversity of experience allows Scott to identify and adapt effective solutions across his blue- and white-collar clients.

With a history of representing employers in highly-unionised workplaces, Scott has considerable expertise in the development of medium-long term industrial relations strategies, the design of tactical initiatives in support of those strategies and front-line delivery.

Scott assists employers to navigate the increasingly complex enterprise bargaining framework and deliver major / contested change projects. Scott also supports employers with performance improvement and disciplinary processes, and representation in Fair Work Commission proceedings.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Business from QUT, and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and Masters in Employment Relations from Griffith University. Scott has lectured on industrial relations and employment law as part of the QUT Bachelor of Laws program. 

Prinko designs and implements robust IR frameworks and strategies to help mitigate risks of workforce conflict or adverse impacts to productivity or competitiveness.

We provide advice, support and representation across a number of industries and with organisations of varying sizes and complexity covering the full gamut of IR services:

> Supporting all facets of enterprise bargaining: strategy development, competitor EA reviews, conduct / chair negotiation meetings, FWC approval process and implementation 

> Major workplace change / restructure programs

> Litigation and complaint management: unfair dismissals, adverse action, discrimination claims, bullying applications, sexual harassment complaints

> FWC processes and proceedings

> Drafting and review of documents: template contracts, letters of allegation, disciplinary letters, FWC submissions

> Management of industrial action risk

> Interpretation, compliance and advisory

> Workforce, union and regulator relations

> Employee case management, disciplinary action and dismissals

> Design and delivery of tailored training programs to organisational HR and Leadership teams (Executive, Functional and Operational)

Prinko helps organisations to punctually and appropriately address conduct and behaviour issues arising in the physical or digital workplace.

We conduct all manner of workplace investigations across a number of industries, and with organisations of varying sizes and complexity.  The vast majority of our investigations involve: 

> Bullying / harassment

> Sexual harassment / discrimination 

> Policy and safety breaches 

> Code of conduct breaches 

> Conflicts of interest  

> Neglect of duties 

> Misuse or misappropriation of confidential information / company intellectual property 

Our services extend to the provision of recommendations, advice on outcome risk and workplace training for people managers and HR teams.