HR Investigation of Employee Behavior. ... If a formal complaint was filed by an employee, interview the complainant and ask for details. ... Ask specific questions of the accused for each ...

Frequently, once the complainant begins answering these questions, she becomes less reluctant about providing more details. At worst, you might obtain sufficient clues to conduct an investigation ...

How to Screw Up an Employee Complaint Investigation It’s finally happened. One of your employees has come to you, or your HR department, complaining of harassment or discrimination.

Tell the complainant that you may need to speak with him/her again and, in any event, that you will let the complainant know how the investigation is concluded. The investigator should be sure to: ...

If the alleged harasser is a Company employee, remove alleged harasser from same working vicinity as complainant (if appropriate) for the duration of the investigation. Also, tell the complainant ...

In a recent Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) decision, an employee alleged her supervisor sexually assaulted her. 1 The HRTO’s analysis of the poorly handled workplace investigation that ...