Event: HR Forum: The Secrets of a Good Investigation

This HR Forum will focus on the details of a careful and thorough investigation into grievances, harassment complaints, disciplinary and capability issues. It is the foundation on which defences in Tribunal proceedings will stand or fall and it is at the heart of ensuring fairness for all employees. Employers wishing to reduce risk, create and maintain a positive workplace culture and foster confidence in management need to have experienced and trained manager investigators available at short notice to conduct workplace investigations as the need arises.

Birketts will look at the ‘secrets’ of a good investigation and how this can reduce financial and reputation risks to the organisation whilst ensuring that the reports produced stand up to the scrutiny of potential legal proceedings.

Jeanette Wheeler, Partner, Head of Employment Norwich Jeanette joined Birketts in 2007. She is a partner and heads up our employment team in Norwich.

Since her arrival at Birketts, Jeanette has provided expert advice to many employers and senior executives particularly in the NHS, off-shore oil and gas, and the food sector. She specialises in large scale redundancy and restructuring exercises; the TUPE implications of outsourcings, acquisitions and disposals; dealing with the removal of directors and senior executives; post termination restrictions; settlement agreements; difficult staff grievances and the Tribunal claims that can ensue.

Prior to joining Birketts, Jeanette was a partner at an international law firm where she was client partner for household names such as Nestle and acted for some significant global businesses. She travelled extensively throughout the United States on speaking engagements and also advising foreign companies on their UK and European HR liabilities. She advised on large scale outsourcing deals and TUPE issues including advising Philips Electronics in its divesting of its semiconductors business NXP as well as changing the pension terms for hundreds of employees of another international food manufacturer.

Sponsored and delivered by Birketts.

Member Rate: £25 + VAT

Non-Member Rate: £50 + VAT Venue: Dunston Hall, Ipswich Rd, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8PQ A delegate list and agenda will be emailed to you 2 days prior to this event, please ensure you register early to feature on the published delegate list. This event is now fully booked. To be placed on a cancellation list, please email your details to [email protected].