HR Investigations - Episode 1 - Introduction-Assessing-Planning

Human Resources professionals are often tasked with investigating allegations of employee misconduct, discrimination, and others. Investigation training is traditionally presented from the position of an outsider looking in, such as a governmental agency, law firm, or private investigator. HR investigations require similar skills, but the environment and the approach are quite different. This session is an introduction to these differences and provides best practices for assessing allegations of employee misconduct and planning the investigation. Attendees will end the session with takeaways to immediately implement in future HR investigations. Episodes 2 and 3 complete the series.

• Define investigation
• Review challenges of HR investigations
• Define evidence and intent
• Learn to assess allegations of employee misconduct
• Understand the importance of predication
• Learn to determining objectives and standards of proof
• Develop plan for methodology to implement

• Investigation terminology
• Assessment skills
• Investigative methodology