Conducting Employee Investigations - A Guide for Managers & HR Professionals

Introduction

This webinar will guide you through conducting an employee investigation, giving you an appreciation of the investigatory process.

It will advise you of when to commence a formal investigation, and help you to understand the structure of an effective process and know what action to take following its conclusion. The webinar will also explore the legal requirements together with practical tools and tips to conduct an investigation with confidence.

This webinar is ideal for line managers, HR professionals and anyone in senior roles who has responsibility for employee investigations.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Current disciplinary and grievance laws
• The role of disciplinary procedures
• The ACAS Code of Practice
• The commercial and legal consequences of not following procedures
• Where the investigation stage fits within employment procedures
• Planning and managing the investigation stages effectively
• Roles of investigator, line manager and HR
• Evidence gathering and how to sift out irrelevant information
• Dealing with witnesses
• The investigation interview - structure and planning
• How to analyse and evaluate the evidence
• Concluding the investigation and making a decision
• Communicating the decision
• The investigation report
• What to do once the investigation stage has concluded

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 3rd February 2025

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