AWI Journal, International Perspectives: Navigating the Ethics of Adequate Notice to Investigation Subjects, Vol. 16, No. 3

Essential to every workplace investigation is initiating the investigation and providing notice to the parties of the investigation, including notifying the respondent or subject of the investigation and the nature of the allegations made against them. Most investigators, employers, and other stakeholders would agree that the subject of an investigation deserves to know the allegations against them, and have an opportunity to provide a thorough response to them. AWI members often talk about “prompt, thorough, and impartial” investigations.