Our Global Employment Law Investigations practice helps multinational employers respond swiftly and effectively to allegations of workplace misconduct wherever they arise. We combine global reach with deep local know-how to ensure your HR investigations consider the legal and regulatory requirements and cultural sensitivities of all relevant jurisdictions.
We advise on, and conduct, investigations into all types of workplace misconduct. In particular, we are regularly called upon to investigate allegations of bullying, harassment, discrimination and retaliation, including against the employer’s most senior executives.
Such investigations often concern events taking place cross-border and therefore involve complainants, witnesses and alleged perpetrators based in different jurisdictions. The global reach of our employment practice means that we can ensure that any investigation and any outcomes consider relevant protections for whistleblowers and complainants, relevant regulatory requirements and local laws relating to matters such as suspension, dismissal and the clawback of variable remuneration.
Due to the strength and depth of our team and our multi-jurisdictional capability and experience, we can rapidly assemble teams to advise on, or conduct, the most complex and sensitive multi-jurisdictional investigations.
Our global employment investigations team can support you by:
- Conducting fact-finding investigations into allegations of workplace misconduct, often in response to whistleblowing disclosures or employee grievances
- Providing guidance on the conduct of investigations carried out by your own HR, legal or internal audit teams or by third party investigators
- Undertaking reviews of your workplace culture
- Auditing your workplace investigation processes and procedures across the jurisdictions in which you operate
- Training your HR, legal or internal audit teams on the conduct of investigations into workplace misconduct
- Conducting investigations for:
- a global news organisation in relation to allegations of race discrimination made against individuals based in the UK and the US by a senior employee seconded to Iraq
- a financial services institution in the Dubai International Financial Centre following allegations of race, disability and gender discrimination
- a global not-for-profit organisation into allegations of bullying made by employees in the UK and other jurisdictions against the Head of Compliance based in Germany
- a global media company in relation to allegations of discrimination and harassment against staff working on a film production in Spain
- a financial services firm on the adequacy of its response to serious non-financial misconduct by a board member, including compliance with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime and internal protocols
- Investigating allegations of non-financial misconduct, harassment, and fraudulent expense claims involving a senior manager operating across Iraq, Jordan and the UAE
- Assisting a UK university with its investigation into fraudulent English language certificates submitted by withdrawn students, including interviews with staff based in the university’s China office
- Advising one of the world’s largest professional services firms on an investigation into allegations of serious sexual assault by a director against their direct report in the UK
- Advising a Japanese industrial group on an internal investigation in Germany into allegations of mobbing involving senior executives
- Advising a manufacturer in France on an investigation and subsequent procedure against an employee following demands for improper gifts
- Leading an investigation into bullying and harassment allegations within the regional senior management team in the Middle East, involving witness interviews across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
Контакти
Paul Fontes
Partner
Лондон, Обединено кралство
Simon Tytherleigh
Partner
United Kingdom
Dr. Andreas Krause
Partner
Мюнхен, Германия
Déborah Attali
Partner
Париж, France
Jack Cai
Managing Partner
Шанхай, Asia
Lisa Bryson
Partner
Дубай, United Arab Emirates
Michael A. Hepburn
Partner
Вашингтон, Съединени Американски щати