"Details experience-tested techniques for conducting investigations of workplace harassment based on such factors as sex, race, religion, national origin, age, and disability. The authors detail every step of an investigation - planning, documenting, interviewing, weighing evidence, making a decision, and taking remedial action"--P. [4] of cover.

Investigating the Workplace Harassment Claim, provides a step-by-step guide to undertaking harassment investigations. This book includes in-depth legal analysis laden with case law and legal citations which results suggestions for best practices in unsettled areas of investigation law.

Whether you are a professional licensed investigator or have been tasked by your employer to conduct an internal investigation, Investigations in the Workplace gives you a powerful mechanism for engineering the most successful workplace investigations possible. Corporate investigator Eugene Ferraro, CPP, CFE has drawn upon his twenty-four years of practical experience to craft a book that dispels the myths and troublesome theories promulgated by the uninitiated. He provides the back-story behind the methodology, rationale, and gritty practices that have made his workplace investigations soar. But most importantly, he shares this knowledge with you. The book is designed for easy reading and use. Although every page is filled with useful information, you do not need to read the book cover to cover. The exhaustive table of contents, innumerable references, and expansive index allow you to quickly find the immediate information you need. The Applied Strategies chapter shows you how to conduct a particular type of investigation and the action steps involved. To help capture salient points and simplify the learning process, the text is sprinkled with brief Tips and Traps that provide quick and easy lessons on how to make the best use of the information in a particular section. Few workplace activities invoke so much risk and at the same time, so much opportunity, as workplace investigations. A combination of skill, experience, and luck: successful workplace investigations are complex undertakings. An improperly conducted workplace investigation can be expensive and ruin the careers of everyone who touches it. Exploring modern investigative technique and strategies, this book gives you new solutions you need and provides the keys to master even the most complex workplace investigation.

Considers the practical realities of applying the law on a day-to-day basis and answers all the common questions, covering: what harrassment is and how to stop it, when and how discrimination occurs, how to conduct training, how to handle employee complaints, and much more. Original.

Workplace Violence: Issues in Threat Management defines what workplace violence is, delves into the myths and realities surrounding the topic and provides readers with the latest statistics, thinking, and strategies in the prevention of workplace violence. The authors, who themselves have implemented successful workplace violence protection programs, guide novice and experienced practitioners alike in the development of their own programs.

Building on the success of two earlier best-selling editions from 2003 and 2011, this benchmark text and highly cited reference work now appears in its third edition. This book is a research-based resource on key aspects of workplace bullying and its remediation, which: Covers the nature and complexities of bullying and harassment in the workplace Presents the evidence on its prevalence, risk groups, antecedents and outcomes Examines cyberbullying and harassment in the digital world Describes the roles of bystanders and the coping possibilities of victims Discusses prevention, intervention, treatment and the management of specific cases Explains legal perspectives, the role of HR and of internal policies Edited by leading experts in the field and presenting contributions from subject experts, it provides state-of-the-art reviews of the main themes in the field, as well as practical remedies and solutions at individual, organizational and societal levels, providing a much-needed update and expansion of the original work, as the research and literature on this problem with its manifold detrimental effects has expanded radically over the last decade. This book should be of interest to all scholars in the field of organizational behavior and social processes at work. In particular, the book is a much-needed tool for bachelor, master and PhD students, new and experienced researchers in the field, advanced practitioners and policy makers, including labor inspectors, union representatives, HR-personnel, lawyers, management consultants, and counsellors in private practice, family physicians and occupational health practitioners, to name a few.

"Your definitive guide to workplace investigations, showing you how to conduct a sound, procedurally fair and defensible workplace investigation. Written by Worklogic co-founders, Grevis Beard and Rose Bryant-Smith, and Associate Director, Lisa Klug, who have collectively conducted more than 300 investigations, this title is essential reading for anyone with responsibility for investigating workplace conflicts or complaints. With the second edition, you will learn how to: Judge when an investigation is required, scope and plan an investigation appropriately, collect and analyse evidence, make findings of fact in a procedurally fair way, assess any wrongdoing against your organisation's policies and procedures, in cases of bullying, harassment, discrimination, fraud and other breaches of policy, and determine whether your organisation should take any further steps to improve working relationships and to manage risks. The 2018 edition is fully updated and contains new material on digital evidence and fraud."--Wolters Kluwer CCH Website.

Written primarily for the Canadian workplace, this book is a plain language practical guide to assist practitioners in conducting effective investigations into harassment, sexual harassment, bullying and workplace violence. The book contains practical examples and tips for internal and external investigators in preparing for and conducting investigations. Guidance is included on identifying allegations, identifying witnesses, conducting interviews and gathering evidence. There are also outlines to assist in report writing and delivery by investigators. The book also contains guidance on the complaint and investigation process followed by selecting an appropriate investigator. There is an entire section on lessons learned from the latest case law in this growing phenomenon.