Independent workplace investigations.
Fair, thorough and legally informed investigations for employers facing sensitive workplace complaints.
Former litigation counsel · Author · Investigator
Decades
of employment-law experience
Author
of Wrongful Dismissal
Counsel
in trial and appellate matters
Alberta
in-person and remote mandates
A reliable process for difficult workplace issues.
An external investigator may be appropriate where allegations involve senior personnel, internal neutrality could be questioned, credibility findings are required, or the matter may later face legal or regulatory scrutiny.
Duty to Investigate
The duty to investigate workplace concerns may arise from statute, contract, workplace policy or the common law.
Conducting the Investigation
A workplace investigation must do more than simply collect competing accounts.
Procedural Fairness
Procedural fairness is central to a defensible workplace investigation.
Suspension & Interim Measures
An employer may need to consider interim measures while a workplace investigation is underway.
Liability for a Defective Investigation
A workplace investigation can become a source of liability in its own right.
Human Rights & Workplace Misconduct
Workplace investigations frequently involve overlapping legal issues.
Careful at every stage.
Define the mandate
Identify the allegations, scope and issues that must be decided.
Gather the evidence
Review relevant records and interview the parties and witnesses.
Assess fairly
Consider conflicting accounts, credibility and exculpatory evidence.
Report clearly
Deliver organized findings grounded in the balance of probabilities.
The investigation may end. Its consequences may not.
An investigation report can become the foundation of a serious employment decision—and may later be examined in litigation, arbitration or a regulatory proceeding.
David Harris brings the evidentiary judgment developed through decades of employment litigation, human-rights work and legal writing to every mandate.
Discuss an investigation.
For an investigation in Calgary or elsewhere in Alberta, contact David directly.
Administrative inquiries: maureen@empl-law.com
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Independent workplace investigations · Calgary, Alberta