Tackling Workplace Investigations
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740301083
Table of contents: title: Sisältö; title: Overview of the Ebook; title: Introduction; title: What is a workplace investigation?; title: Carry out the investigation in a timely way; title: Employee privacy; title: An investigation must be impartial; title: Investigation interviews; title: Follow the ACAS Code; title: What happens if an employee goes sick with stress?; title: Right to be accompanied; title: Planning an investigation; title: Gathering evidence; title: Burden of proof 14; title: Interviewing witnesses; title: Anonymous witnesses; title: Question technique; title: Discipline; title: What is a workplace investigation?; title: Introduction; title: What sort of things trigger an investigation?; title: What goes wrong?; title: Balance the need to collect data against inappropriate invasion of privacy; title: Following procedure is all-important; title: Carry out the investigation in a timely way; title: Introduction; title: How far back can I go to collect data?; title: Long, long time ago – can I still remember?; title: Employee privacy; title: Introduction; title: Use of private investigators in an investigation; title: Test data and don’t make assumptions; title: Advise and warn about your right to monitor; title: An investigation must be impartial; title: Introduction; title: Build in some separation; title: Preserve the evidence; title: Take a holistic approach; title: Introduction; title: Make sure the investigation is adequate; title: Take a broad view; title: Get the full picture and consider mitigating factors; title: More discoveries; title: Follow the ACAS Code; title: Introduction; title: ACAS guidance; title: Separate investigation and discipline; title: What happens if an employee goes sick with stress?; title: Introduction; title: First steps; title: Recalcitrant employees; title: Right to be accompanied; title: Introduction; title: Companion at investigations; title: Statutory pool; title: Exceptions; title: Legal advisor; title: Planning an investigation; title: Introduction; title: Decide what you are going to investigate; title: Writing to employees at the investigation stage; title: Gathering evidence; title: Introduction; title: Interviews; title: What happens if the facts are not in dispute?; title: Get help to increase impartiality; title: Collate the information and decide on next steps; title: Burden of proof; title: Introduction; title: Three part test; title: Interviewing witnesses; title: Introduction; title: Guidance for taking witness statements; title: What to include; title: Failure to attend; title: Anonymous witnesses; title: Introduction; title: Taking an anonymous witness statement; title: Question technique; title: Introduction; title: Open questions; title: Questions to use carefully; title: Questions to avoid; title: The question funnel; title: Discipline; title: Introduction; title: Discipline hearing