With business and legal risk looming, is more always better? Join us for this daylong, interactive workshop designed to help every HR professional – from the new to the most experienced – gain a fresh perspective on how to best conduct an efficient and effective HR investigation.
This course is preapproved by the Society for Human Resource Management for seven Professional Development Credits (PDCs) toward the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
This course can be applied to the following certificate:
Labor Relations Certificate
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
After attending this course, you are able to:
- Identify when and how to conduct an HR investigation
- Efficiently plan the investigation including identifying the investigation objectives
- Effectively conduct the investigation
- Document investigations properly
Course Outline/Topics
Agenda
Morning Session
- To investigate or not?
- Strategically planning the investigation
- Identifying “the right” investigation objectives
- Identifying key documents and witnesses
Afternoon Session
- Conducting the investigation
- Preparing efficient and effective witness interviews
- Creating effective documentation
- Communicating the results
Closing the investigation
Who Should Attend
- New and experienced HR professionals who conduct investigations
- Supervisors, compliance employees and other individuals who regularly conduct HR investigations
- Trainers who teach investigation techniques to HR professionals and other employees
Instructor
Jill Hamill Sopha is the owner and managing director of Sopha Mediation LLC. As a full-time employment attorney mediator, Jill combines her unique and unparalleled experience with her passion to help employers and employees find resolutions to workplace disputes and… read more
Notes
Students will be asked to come prepared to share one particularly complex or difficult investigation scenario (made generic for discussion; approximately five minutes).