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Conducting workplace investigations

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for HR partners. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 60 minutes, 6 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why a prompt, impartial, thorough investigation is the employer's main legal defence
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Decide when to investigate, who should investigate, and interim measures that don't punish the complainant
  • Tabs
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz

  • Plan and conduct interviews (complainant, respondent, witnesses) with open, non-leading questions
  • Sorting activity
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Weigh evidence and make credibility findings on a "more likely than not" standard
  • Step-by-step
  • Scenario
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Write a factual report, close the loop and prevent retaliation
  • Accordion
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Which of these makes an investigation weak?

 

An investigation that skips witnesses and the complainant's account is one-sided, and that can become part of the evidence in a claim.

Lesson 1, Your legal role, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which standard is used to make findings in a workplace investigation?

 

Workplace findings use "more likely than not", not the criminal standard.

Lesson 2, The rules, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Which of these is a leading question?

 

A leading question puts the answer in the interviewee's mouth. Use open questions.

Lesson 4, The conversation, teaches this. See the outline

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Conducting workplace investigations

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 60 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Your legal role · 8 min

    Explain why a prompt, impartial, thorough investigation is the employer's main legal defence.

  • Lesson 2: The rules · 12 min

    Decide when to investigate, who should investigate, and interim measures that don't punish the complainant.

  • Lesson 3: Do / Don't · 8 min

    Plan and conduct interviews (complainant, respondent, witnesses) with open, non-leading questions.

  • Lesson 4: The conversation · 16 min

    Weigh evidence and make credibility findings on a "more likely than not" standard.

  • Lesson 5: Document it · 8 min

    Write a factual report, close the loop and prevent retaliation.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 8 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check the rules that apply to you or ask your own counsel.

Before first investigation + every 2 years.

HR partners, managers and designated investigators (not outside counsel).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in the rules that apply to you.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Investigation policy link
  • Investigation target days
  • Legal contact
  • Investigation file system
  • Union status
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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