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Download: How to Open and Close an Investigation
A practical and easy to understand guide to opening and closing an investigation meeting successfully.
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Mock Investigation: An interactive workshop for HR & people professionals.
Do the words ‘we’ll need you to do an investigation’ fill your managers with dread? Are investigations in your organisation time…
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Vista Expands its Investigations Offering with New Expertise
Today we have the pleasure of introducing you to our newest team member, Danielle Oliver. Danielle joined Vista this month as…
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Investigating Claims of Sexual Harassment
Investigating claims of sexual harassment can be complex and particularly sensitive. We got together with Abayomi Alemoru, a high profile investigator…
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Webinar: A 3-Part Technique for Planning an Investigation
A live webinar for HR professionals with two leading industry experts. We’ll be sharing our 3-part technique to help your managers…
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How this game-changing technique will change the way your managers run workplace investigations forever
Have you heard of our 3-part technique for planning workplace investigations? We designed it when we discovered that managers were consistently…
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Investigating a Problem Employee: 3 Tips from the Experts
Investigations when you are dealing with the ‘Serial Complainer’, ‘Constant Process Objector’ or the ‘Self-appointed Whistleblower’ are challenging. We got together…
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Podcast: How to Run an Investigation
Vista’s Head of Learning, Vicky Roberts joined the HR Uprising team to discuss how to run an investigation. Before diving straight…
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The Question Sandwich: A Practical Technique to use in a HR Investigation
When chairing a HR investigation, there are three main issues we come across: Managers aren’t completely clear about what they are…
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Investigation Report Template [Interactive!]
This interactive investigation report template is popular in our investigations training as it gives managers a structure to work towards as…
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How to Write an Investigation Report: Tips for your Managers
A good investigation report is one that is impartial, based on facts and stays true to evidence. Now, all organisations do…
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Planning an Investigation: A Confidence Boosting Technique for your Managers
There are two reasons why planning an investigation before diving into questioning is important: The investigation forms the basis of a…
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Unfair Dismissal & The Role of an Investigator
This month we are looking at the tribunal case of Uddin v London Borough of Ealing. This case was heard by…
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How to Write a Better Grievance Outcome Letter
The first rule of the grievance outcome letter: provide reasons for any findings, backed up by evidence. It is a common…
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How to Conduct a First-Rate Grievance Investigation
So, we know the importance of establishing the nature of the grievance and ensuring all of the issues are addressed. One…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of The Grievance Process
As employment law advisers, we are frequently asked about grievances and issues surrounding the grievance process, which put us to thinking:…
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Questioning Techniques to Use During Workplace Investigations: Tips (and a sandwich) for your Managers
When we’re supporting our clients with a workplace investigation, we find that there are three things most managers struggle with: •…
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A Good Pub Conversation – The Art of Effective HR Investigations
The HR investigation process can appear tricky and complex for employers. We could write plenty about deciding what action needs to…
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