When allegations of bullying and harassment arise in a workplace setting, it is helpful to find an objective third party to provide an objective, thorough, and fair investigative processes. TPR’s team is experienced in gathering evidence, assessing credibility, and determining findings to help you mitigate risk and avoid potentially costly outcomes. TPR provides processes that are trauma-informed, impartial, and evidence focused.
Investigations include:
- Clear terms of reference.
- A review of all relevant policies, procedures, and laws.
- A review of all necessary documentation.
- Interviews.
- Analysis.
- Report writing.
We also assist your in-house investigators with investigation processes including creating interview questions, determining the witness list, managing unexpected challenges, and supporting complainants, respondents, and witnesses throughout the investigative process.
Frequently Asked Questions
A workplace investigation is an objective, thorough, and fair process for examining allegations of misconduct in the workplace. Turning Point Resolutions gathers evidence, assesses credibility, and determines findings.
Our six-step methodology covers: clear terms of reference; a review of relevant policies, procedures, and laws; a review of documentation; interviews with complainant(s), witnesses, and respondent(s); analysis; and report writing of findings.
Yes. Our processes are trauma-informed, impartial, and evidence-focused, conducted by experienced professionals so that findings are fair and defensible.
Yes. We assist internal investigators by creating interview questions, determining the witness list, managing unexpected challenges, and supporting complainants, respondents, and witnesses throughout the investigative process.
When allegations of bullying, harassment, or serious workplace misconduct arise, and you need an objective, evidence-based process to establish what happened, when you don’t have the time or expertise to do it in-house, when you are seen as biased, and/or when you need the findings to be defensible.
The cost depends on the agreed-upon investigation process, the length of the sessions, whether actors will be used, the depth and breadth of learning materials, etc. We outline a budget with you before we begin the work.
The length of the investigation depends on the number of people involved, the cooperation and availability of complainants, witnesses, and respondents, the scope and complexity of the situation, the volume of the evidence, and legal and policy requirements. A single complaint can be evaluated in 1-3 weeks and more complex complaints with multiple parties will take longer. We determine the timeline with you before beginning the process.