Tackling Workplace Investigations
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740301083
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Overview of the Ebook; title: 1.1. Introduction; title: 1.2. What is a workplace investigation?; title: 1.3. Carry out the investigation in a timely way; title: 1.4. Employee privacy; title: 1.5. An investigation must be impartial; title: 1.6. Investigation interviews; title: 1.7. Follow the ACAS Code; title: 1.8. What happens if an employee goes sick with stress?; title: 1.9. Right to be accompanied; title: 1.10. Planning an investigation; title: 1.11. Gathering evidence; title: 1.12. Burden of proof 14; title: 1.13. Interviewing witnesses; title: 1.14. Anonymous witnesses; title: 1.15. Question technique; title: 1.16. Discipline; title: 2. What is a workplace investigation?; title: 2.1. Introduction; title: 2.2. What sort of things trigger an investigation?; title: 2.3. What goes wrong?; title: 2.4. Balance the need to collect data against inappropriate invasion of privacy; title: 2.5. Following procedure is all-important; title: 3. Carry out the investigation in a timely way; title: 3.1. Introduction; title: 3.2. How far back can I go to collect data?; title: 3.3. Long, long time ago – can I still remember?; title: 4. Employee privacy; title: 4.1. Introduction; title: 4.2. Use of private investigators in an investigation; title: 4.3. Test data and don’t make assumptions; title: 4.4. Advise and warn about your right to monitor; title: 5. An investigation must be impartial; title: 5.1. Introduction; title: 5.2. Build in some separation; title: 5.3. Preserve the evidence; title: 6. Take a holistic approach; title: 6.1. Introduction; title: 6.2. Make sure the investigation is adequate; title: 6.3. Take a broad view; title: 6.4. Get the full picture and consider mitigating factors; title: 6.5. More discoveries; title: 7. Follow the ACAS Code; title: 7.1. Introduction; title: 7.2. ACAS guidance; title: 7.3. Separate investigation and discipline; title: 8. What happens if an employee goes sick with stress?; title: 8.1. Introduction; title: 8.2. First steps; title: 8.3. Recalcitrant employees; title: 9. Right to be accompanied; title: 9.1. Introduction; title: 9.2. Companion at investigations; title: 9.3. Statutory pool; title: 9.4. Exceptions; title: 9.5. Legal advisor; title: 10. Planning an investigation; title: 10.1. Introduction; title: 10.2. Decide what you are going to investigate; title: 10.3. Writing to employees at the investigation stage; title: 11. Gathering evidence; title: 11.1. Introduction; title: 11.2. Interviews; title: 11.3. What happens if the facts are not in dispute?; title: 11.4. Get help to increase impartiality; title: 11.5. Collate the information and decide on next steps; title: 12. Burden of proof; title: 12.1. Introduction; title: 12.2. Three part test; title: 13. Interviewing witnesses; title: 13.1. Introduction; title: 13.2. Guidance for taking witness statements; title: 13.3. What to include; title: 13.4. Failure to attend; title: 14. Anonymous witnesses; title: 14.1. Introduction; title: 14.2. Taking an anonymous witness statement; title: 15. Question technique; title: 15.1. Introduction; title: 15.2. Open questions; title: 15.3. Questions to use carefully; title: 15.4. Questions to avoid; title: 15.5. The question funnel; title: 16. Discipline; title: 16.1. Introduction; title: 16.2. Discipline hearing