Tag: investigations

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14 September 2016

UK: Limits to HR role in disciplinary investigations confirmed

Following the decision in Ramphal, a further EAT ruling has reiterated the importance of confining HR's role in disciplinary proceedings to one of advice …

09 June 2015

UK: Higher standard of investigation may be required where contractual discretion to decide facts

Where an employer had a contractual discretion to decide whether an employee had committed suicide (and therefore whether his widow would receive death …

05 March 2015

UK: Unfair dismissal - in depth investigation of employee's explanations for misconduct will not always be necessary

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the requirement that an employer carry out a reasonable investigation into allegations of misconduct (in order for any …

05 December 2014

Australia: Employee investigation reports not always privileged

A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court serves as an important reminder for employers to ensure that lawyers are properly engaged and that …

14 September 2014

Australia: Employee investigation reports not always privileged

In brief A recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court serves as an important reminder for employers to ensure that lawyers are properly engaged and …

22 July 2014

Australia: WHS Incident Response and Investigation Training

In the event of a serious incident at your workplace, there are practical and legal issues that must be managed immediately, during the investigation, …

22 April 2014

USA: Whistleblowing - internal investigation documents may not always be privileged

In a controversial decision, US ex rel Harry Barko v. Halliburton Company, et al, a US District Court ordered an employer to disclose documents generated …