Given the significance of this decision, we will be keeping a close eye on any developments in
how workplace investigations are treated.
The practical effect of this new rule is to put the heat on companies and corporate boards to reexamine how concerns come forward and
how workplace investigations of potential wrongdoing are conducted — and that is a welcome development.
Not exact matches
It's good to give employees these options because «one thing you don't want to do is require people to report only to their supervisors, because unfortunately that may be the person who they have a complaint about,» says Lisa Guerin, an attorney specializing in employment law and the author of The Essential Guide to
Workplace Investigations:
How to Handle Employee Complaints & Problems.
We cover investigative principles concerning
workplace harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination; the types of conduct that constitutes harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination; remedies available for sexual harassment; strategies to prevent sexual harassment; practical examples of sexual harassment;
how to conduct a
workplace investigation;
how to take a written declaration of facts; and
how to take an oral declaration of facts.
John Holden highlights
how advances in technology can help with
workplace computer
investigations
How to Protect Privilege in a
Workplace Accident
Investigation — Even Where
Investigation Required by Statute
This program must be reviewed at least once a year and, in addition to providing a means to report incidents or complaints of
workplace harassment and setting out
how complaint will be investigated and dealt with, employers are required to: address alternate means of reporting complaints of
workplace harassment;
how confidentiality will be maintained during an
investigation; and
how the complainant and alleged harasser will be informed of the result of the
investigation — including corrective action.
But employers must also train management and internal investigators on
how to receive and respond to a
workplace harassment incident and complaint, conduct
investigations, complete reports, and communicate with the parties to a
workplace harassment incident or complaint.
set out
how investigations will be carried out, including
how a worker who has allegedly experienced
workplace harassment and the alleged harasser «will be informed of the results of the
investigation and of any corrective action that has been taken or that will be taken as a result of the
investigation»;
While all employers covered by the OHSA must develop
workplace harassment programs that outline
how their
workplace harassment policies will be given effect, the Code of Practice details robust reporting,
investigation, recordkeeping and consultation requirements that each program must incorporate.
Tamsin Kaplan explains
how to properly conduct
workplace investigations and describes the case - specific analysis required to determine if non-disclosure is necessary.
We regularly train managers and supervisors on
how to conduct thorough, comprehensive and valid
workplace investigations that mitigate the threat of risk and deliver optimal results.
The findings of a properly conducted
investigation aid employers in determining
how they should respond to employee misconduct, and other situations that may arise in the
workplace.
The session covered what today's
workplace scandal looks like, the impact of technology on
investigations,
how to determine when an employer must investigate a complaint, and
how to craft a witness interview strategy and
investigation scope.
- Employers should have a plan in place for
how to proceed with
workplace investigations to respond to allegations of harassment or violence.
In this insightful webinar, Thalis provides a strategic road - map on
how employers and employees can tackle sensitive
workplace issues while providing insight into the more suitable ways of defending a disciplinary
investigation.
As social media grows in popularity and adoption by your workforce, it's important to consider
how you might be using social media information in your
workplace investigations.