10 Tips To Undertake A Fair Workplace Investigation

We provide important tips which should be taken into consideration when conducting a fair workplace investigation.

1. Terms of Reference

It is important to draft terms of reference for the investigator to ensure that that they know the remit of the investigation. It is also important (where the investigation related to a grievance) that the employee has approved the terms of references so that the investigator's role is clear and defined.

2. The investigator

This should be someone not involved in the issues that require investigation to ensure complete impartiality and also someone who has sufficient experience and skill to undertake an investigation. The investigator should have capacity so that they can deal with investigation quickly and without unreasonable delay.