Third Party Independent Investigations
Third Party / Independent
While some companies feel prepared to adequately handle investigations with existing resources, the risks of getting it wrong are immense. Third parties ensure confidentiality, legally defensible practices, thorough evidence-gathering, and unbiased conclusions.
Confidential Investigations
Confidentiality is important to ensure the integrity of the investigation, to obtain and preserve evidence while employees’ recollection of relevant events is fresh, to encourage prompt reporting of a range of potential workplace issues—unsafe conditions or practices, bullying, sexual harassment, harassment based on race or religion or national origin, criminal misconduct, and so forth—without employee fear of retaliation, and to protect employees from dissemination of their sensitive personal information.
Corrective Action
Even if an investigation finds that no one is at fault, or the claims were false to begin with, there is always a step for corrective action so that this report or type of report does not happen again. Regardless of the outcome, companies must always make a change following an investigation to ensure that history does not repeat itself.
SHRM Certified Process
NHRS is SHRM Certified in Workplace Investigations and holds the “Specialty Credential” for this honor. We follow a firm, SHRM certified 7-step approach to workplace investigations that ensure accuracy and correct outcomes 99% of the time—guaranteed! Learn more about our credentials.
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