When harassment, misconduct, or a sensitive termination lands on your desk, the worst thing you can do is investigate it yourself. We come in as a neutral third party.
Timely, confidential, and thorough workplace investigations help address incidents before they become toxic and difficult to overcome. This creates a safer workplace that improves mental health and employee wellness.
Workplace investigations should be initiated when there are behaviours or complaints of behaviour that are inappropriate, dangerous, or contrary to workplace policies and procedures. They are done in response to violence, workplace bullying, substance abuse, discrimination or harassment, conflicts of interest, policy and procedure violations, theft, and other employee misconduct.
Even the most experienced human resources departments struggle with investigations, and many organizations don't have a good process in place. Inadequate handling can cause the situation to escalate, affect workplace morale, and disrupt working relationships. A lack of effective intervention can lead to legal action.
For investigations to be done correctly, they should be handled by HR professionals with related experience and training. We have been providing third-party workplace investigations for many years. Our established processes ensure that we can help in a timely, confidential, and objective manner.
Complaints involving sexual harassment, human rights grounds, or persistent hostile conduct affecting the workplace.
Physical altercations, threatening behaviour, or substance-related situations where employee safety is at stake.
Theft, fraud, policy violations, and situations where an employee's personal interests conflict with the organization's.
Dismissals where you need an independent process on record before things become a legal problem.
We come in as a neutral outsider with no prior relationships, no internal politics, and no reason to soften the findings.
Every interview follows a consistent protocol that protects all parties and creates a defensible record from day one.
A clear, procedurally fair summary of findings and conclusions, written to hold up to scrutiny inside or outside the organization.
Book a confidential consultation. We'll tell you on the first call whether it's a fit and what your next 48 hours should look like.
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