Workplace Investigation Interviews — How to Get Critical Evidence from Your Witnesses

Every day, human resources professionals and business managers investigate allegations of workplace misconduct, harassment or other potentially unlawful claims. The probability for litigation is high and a sound investigation can frequently reduce liability. Yet, all-too-often, investigators fail to get the critical information they need because they didn’t ask the right questions, weren’t prepared and didn’t know how to handle different types of witnesses.

During this 90-minute interactive webinar you’ll receive practical examples and new strategies and techniques to help you conduct a thorough investigation and get the level of detail you need from your witnesses.

Key Learning Points and Major Questions to Be Answered:

• How much information do you provide the alleged wrongdoer? Other witnesses?
• How to effectively answer those tricky questions: Will I be fired? Will the alleged wrongdoer be fired? Hey, I don’t want to be involved, do I have to talk to you?
• Keys to avoiding loaded, leading, compound and accusatory questions
• Valuable tools for dealing with hostile or uncooperative witnesses
• Learn to efficiently use documents and other evidence with your witnesses
• Learn to question witnesses you feel are not being truthful

Attendees Who Will Benefit From This Webinar Include:

• Human Resources Professionals
• In-House Labor and Employment Counsel
• Business Managers and Supervisors
• Employment Law Attorneys
• Management Consultants

Allison West
Allison West, Esq., SPHR, is principal of Employment Practices Specialists in Pacifica, California. Ms. West has a simple approach to employment practices: “be proactive.” She uses her employment law background, coupled with her sound knowledge of human resource practices, in providing proactive risk management services aimed at helping companies both prevent and resolve employment claims. Ms. West specializes in employment law and management training, conducting workplace investigations, human resources consulting, and providing expert witness assistance. She is also a frequent public speaker on a national and local level. Ms. West is licensed to practice law in California and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification.

This program has been approved for (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.
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