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Our aim is to champion the pursuit of excellence, fairness and transparency through our meticulous workplace investigations services with even the most sensitive and complex of issues.
We are committed to delivering exceptional workplace investigations that ensures your internal HR processes are beyond reproach.
By not acting for either party, and by using our experienced employment law Solicitors, you can be assured that our workplace investigations will be truly independent and unearth and detail the evidence you need to reach reasonable conclusions to your HR processes.
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Do you have a sensitive or difficult workplace issue you need investigating?
Do you have a sensitive or challenging workplace issue that requires independent investigation?
Our team of employment law specialists offer a transparent, professional, and independent service to safeguard your organisation.
By engaging our experts for your workplace investigation, you achieve credibility and impartiality to the process; demonstrating procedural fairness and your serious approach to the matter.
We maintain complete independence in our investigations, neither acting for nor advising you or the involved employee(s).
Our approach includes interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence to compile a comprehensive report, addressing all pertinent issues.
Our specialists are thoroughly versed in the intricacies of employment law, particularly in areas of discrimination and whistleblowing legislation, and the protection these laws provide to your employees. They are also adept at understanding your employees' rights and recognise the fundamental role a thorough investigation has in any subsequent decisions you may make.
While we deal with HR issues daily, we ensure that all matters are handled with both sensitivity and legal compliance.
Our core services
Harassment & Bullying Investigations
Often complex and subjective, our workplace investigations can help you understand if there has been any harassment or bullying. This helps you uphold your standards and integrity and protect your business.
Data Breach Investigations
In the digital age, our law firm can help you expertly navigate any data breach, helping you safeguard against future internal and cyber vulnerabilities.
Whistleblower Investigations
Our law firm skilfully conducts whistleblower investigations, as we understand what constitutes a protected disclosure and the rights, duties and obligations that follow once one has bene made. When investigating we ensure impartiality to help you demonstrate adherence with your duty to protect individuals who have reported wrongdoing.
Discrimination Investigations
In our modern workplaces, fairness and equality are vital. Our employment law specialists will ensure that any investigation into allegations of discrimination are conducted fairly and respectfully for all involved.
Misconduct Investigations
Misconduct investigations are crucial for maintaining integrity and accountability. By us undertaking them, it will ensure impartiality and objectivity ensuring a fair outcome for your business and your employees.
Fraud and Financial Investigations
Fraud and financial workplace investigations are crucial for safeguarding your organisational assets against complex financial crimes. By using us to independently investigate such allegations, we will be able to help you unearth the truth while ensuring fairness and rigour.
Health and Safety Investigations
We are adept at conducting workplace investigations into health and safety issues, which is crucial for ensuring a safe and compliant workplace and managing your organisational risk.
Appeal Chair
Our expertise extends to serving as an independent appeal chair following any internal process your organisation may have followed. this is ideal for those businesses who have no-one else availbale in the orgnisation to hear appeals.
Expert Witness
When workplace investigations lead to legal proceedings, our dedicated team commits to attending Court or Tribunal hearings, ensuring full support for our work.
About us
Why choose us?
Our workplace investigators are all experienced employment law solicitors who operate as practising Solicitors at Kilgannon & Partners LLP, a distinguished and boutique employment law firm.
They are all exceptionally qualified to conduct workplace investigations with efficiency, competency, and professionalism, fully aware of the legal rights and regulations involved.
We are frequently called upon to investigate complex and sensitive workplace matters, ranging from disciplinary to grievance issues. Our expertise extends to various areas of workplace investigation, including:
- Misconduct, encompassing serious workplace misconduct
- Discrimination, which includes harassment and victimisation
- Bullying
- Whistleblowing
- Fraud
- Regulatory matters
- Allegations against HR and/or Directors
Should your organisation, its senior leaders, or HR team be dealing with misconduct issues or face accusations of discrimination or whistleblowing, our independent workplace investigation services provide a comprehensive solution to thoroughly examine the allegations and issues.
Our investigation report will deliver crucial information to your business, aiding and shaping your decision-making. Our experts are adept at gathering, challenging and evaluating evidence and, given our professional qualifications, we know what issues to focus on.
We can offer recommendations for future actions, identifying or suggesting only those potential outcomes we deem likely to succeed. Alternatively, we can conduct the investigation and present our findings to you, allowing you to determine the subsequent steps and outcomes.
Speak with us in complete confidence. Schedule a confidential call to discuss your workplace concerns privately.
Stuck with a complex and difficult workplace issue?
Why have a workplace investigation?
/ Legal Compliance:
- Reason: Proper workplace investigations are crucial for adherence to employment law. Neglecting to investigate or poorly investigating certain grievances, such as harassment or discrimination, may result in legal repercussions.
- Impact: Through conducting comprehensive investigations, your business can safeguard itself against potential lawsuits and penalties. It shows a dedication to fulfil your legal duties and can offer a defence in legal proceedings should any ensue.
/ Liability Protection:
- Reason: Investigations assist in unearthing and tackling issues such as bullying, harassment, or safety breaches; helping you create a safe and respectful working environment.
- Impact: This results in heightened employee satisfaction, reduced staff turnover, and a more positive organisational culture. A safe and respectful workplace is additionally appealing to prospective employees.
/ Upholding Ethical Standards and Trust:
- Reason: Using our experts to undertake an independent workplace investigation into claims of misconduct or ethical breaches underlines your business' dedication to integrity and ethics.
- Impact: This fosters trust among employees and stakeholders, bolstering your reputation. Employees are more inclined to feel valued and know they will be fairly treated by you where you maintain high ethical standards.
/ Identify and Address Systemic Issues:
- Reason: Investigations can reveal deep-rooted systemic problems within your organisation, such as weaknesses in policies, inconsistency, insufficient training and/or poor management.
- Impact: Tackling these issues with us undertaking the investigation not only helps resolve individual cases fairly, but also contributes to long-term enhancements in your structure and functioning. This proactive stance can avert future disputes and augment overall operational efficiency.
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