This document outlines four types of employee misconduct investigations that HR professionals conduct: harassment and discrimination investigations address inappropriate behavior based on protected characteristics; workplace bullying investigations look into persistent offensive or intimidating behavior targeting individuals or groups; employee misconduct investigations focus on violations of company policies or codes of conduct such as theft or substance abuse; and conflict and dispute resolution investigations aim to resolve interpersonal conflicts between employees through mediation and identifying underlying issues.

1. Employee Misconduct Investigations
Harassment and Discrimination Investigations
Harassment and discrimination investigations
aim to address allegations of inappropriate
behaviour based on protected characteristics
such as gender, race, religion, or age.
Workplace Bullying Investigations
Conflict and Dispute Resolution Investigations
Workplace Bullying Investigations
Employee misconduct investigations focus on
employees violating company policies, rules,
or codes of conduct. These investigations
may involve insubordination, theft, substance
abuse, or other breaches of expected
behaviour.
Conflict and dispute resolution investigations
focus on resolving interpersonal conflicts
between employees or teams. HR professionals
act as mediators, conducting investigations to
gather perspectives, identifying underlying issues.
Workplace bullying investigations occur when
allegations of persistent, offensive, or intimidating
behaviour targeting an individual or group arise.
HR professionals strive to create a safe and
respectful workplace by thoroughly investigating
these claims.
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HR Investigations
Commonly Arising in
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Workplace bullying investigations occur
when allegations of persistent, offensive, or
intimidating behaviour targeting an individual
or group arise. HR professionals strive to
create a safe and respectful workplace by
thoroughly investigating these claims.