Private Eye 101: Investigations Principles for Process Owners

Meric Bloch, Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Adecco S.A.

Ethics and compliance professionals depend on well-conducted workplace investigations to both protect their companies and advise them as to the success of their ethics and compliance programs. Investigations are indeed where the compliance process intersects with your company’s operations. But investigations are often complicated, time-consuming and time-sensitive. Do you know enough about how workplace investigations are conducted to effectively manage this part of the compliance process?

This session looks at workplace investigations from the perspective of non-investigators.  Techniques for deftly handling reporters, witnesses, company management, and investigators will be discussed as well as process risks and pitfalls explored. Best-practices responses to critical investigations issues will be suggested. Attendees will receive template documents to assist their own investigative efforts. Basic topics will be covered that are generally applicable to all workplace investigations.