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"No easy thing" balancing tensions in workplace investigations
Best-practice workplace investigations are now conducted with far more sensitivity, but it's crucial not to lose sight of what's required from a legal perspective, an employment lawyer says.
There's now much more awareness of the need to conduct investigations in a way that doesn't increase harm to people participating in the process, and doesn't deter others from coming forward with concerns, Ashurst partner Tamara Lutvey says in a new HR Daily Premium webcast..
Therefore, investigations require a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive approach to manage psychosocial risks.
However, Lutvey says, workplace investigations still occur within the confines of the legal system...
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