Top Ten Tips for a Successful Workplace Investigation
As a business owner
or someone who has clients that own businesses, you need to take employee
complaints seriously, and commit appropriate action and attention to issues as
they arise. The way you respond to such issues can make a significant
difference as to whether or not you increase or diminish respect for your organization. Here are ten things business owners
must do when conducting a workplace investigation:
1. Insist on conducting an
investigation.
An employee who brings a serious complaint to management has likely
wrestled with the decision to notify management. Management has a responsibility to take appropriate action
to investigate the employee's complaint. Employers who fail to do so can be found
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The Changing World of
Crime
Fraud is White Collar Crime. Until recently fraud was prosecuted criminally, but the
punishments for those found guilty were relatively minor. For example, an armed robber who at the
point of a gun received $8,456.00 is sentenced to 25 years in prison, while a
fraud scammer who bilked 88 million
dollars from a large number of investors received six months at
Duluth. Why the difference?
In the early twentieth century bank robbery and
robberies of other institutions was more common than today. To commit armed robbery all one had to
do was get a gun and remember a few words, "give me all your money". Gangs of bank robbers were led by Jesse
James, John Dillinger, and other notorious "gunslingers." Innocent people were often killed
during the robberies, and our society was in an uproar. However, the robbers
circumvented local law enforcement by committing crimes in one State or County
and living in another. In time the
laws were changed to
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