HR Investigation Toolkit | Workplace Investigation Templates, Interview Guides, Sample Policies and Checklists | Editable PowerPoint, PDF

A complaint just landed on your desk. This toolkit gives you the checklists, templates and scripts to handle it fairly, document it properly and build a file that holds up.

The Internal Investigations Toolkit is a 35-page resource for HR professionals and people leaders, organized in the order you'll need it, from the first 24 hours to the final report and follow-up.

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WHAT'S INSIDE
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• Quick Start: a checklist for the first 24 to 48 hours
• Legal foundation reference: key federal laws and the Faragher-Ellerth defense
• When to launch an investigation, and the full investigation lifecycle
• Standardized intake form and written investigation plan template
• Interview preparation checklist
• Complainant, accused and witness interview guides
• Confidentiality guidelines and anti-retaliation notice with follow-up
• Documentation best practices, evidence types and preservation
• Chronological activity log and chain-of-custody log templates
• Investigation report structure
• Credibility and findings worksheet
• Building your investigation SOP and an essential policy inventory
• 3 draft sample policies to adapt: anti-harassment and anti-discrimination, whistleblower and anti-retaliation, and internal investigation procedure
• When to involve outside counsel, plus an escalation matrix template
• Full investigation checklist, common pitfalls and key takeaways

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WHO IT'S FOR
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• HR generalists and HR business partners
• The HR department of one
• People leaders and small business owners who handle employee complaints
• HR teams building a consistent investigation process

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WHAT YOU GET
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• Internal-Investigations-Toolkit.pptx: fully editable in PowerPoint, and opens in Keynote or Google Slides
• Internal-Investigations-Toolkit.pdf: print-ready, 35 portrait pages (7.5 x 10 inches)
• LICENSE.txt: single-business license terms

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PRACTICE THE PROCESS
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Want to practice before a real case? The Case Files investigation simulator, also in my shop, lets you work three realistic investigations from intake to findings using the same process.

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PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING
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• This is educational and reference material, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction. Have qualified employment counsel review policies before you adopt them and consult counsel about real investigations.
• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.
• Because this is a digital product, returns and exchanges aren't accepted. Please message me with any questions before you buy.

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LICENSE
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Single-business license: use, edit and print it inside one business or organization for its own HR work. It may not be shared, resold, redistributed or used for client work or paid training. Full terms are included in your download. Need a consultant license? Send me a message.

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HOW THIS WAS MADE
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Designed by The HR Edit and made with the help of AI tools. I chose the process, content and structure, and reviewed and edited every page before release.

The listing photos show real pages from the toolkit. Photo 2 is an unedited page.

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