While you’re here, you may wish to attend one of our upcoming workshops:
Advanced Challenges in Report-Writing
In this advanced course, we take the learning about writing reports to the next level. Building on the teaching in our Workplace Investigation Fundamentals course, we review specific aspects of report-writing in more detail, including preparing allegations, summarizing the investigative process and writing more effective findings. This highly practical course will include individual and group written exercises, all designed to give participants enhanced tools to elevate the readability of their reports.
For most people, participating in a workplace investigation is an unusual departure from their workplace routine. Whether they are a complainant or a respondent, it can be a stressful interaction to sit in a room, with a stranger, and be asked about the details of something that happened, say, ten months ago. One way to address this stress is by allowing a support person to attend the meeting. Indeed, some institutions specifically contemplate the involvement of a support person in their policies. But like anything connected to a workplace investigation you need to think about the support person’s attendance at the interview before it happens. Here are some tips about involving support people in a workplace investigation interview.
