Navigating Employment Investigations: What Are the Key Steps?

In this episode of Employment and Benefits Unpacked, Chris Fisher, head of Mayer Brown’s UK Employment and Benefits Group, and Hagen Köckeritz, head of the Employment and Benefits Group in Germany, share a practical playbook for internal employment investigations amid rising complaints and regulatory scrutiny. They discuss when to take a formal or informal approach, how to preserve evidence and maintain confidentiality, and how to select an impartial investigator while navigating privilege pitfalls across jurisdictions. The conversation also covers scoping, interviews, data privacy and cross border constraints, and how to document findings and decide next steps. Listen for concise, actionable guidance that helps employers, HR and in house teams run credible, defensible employment investigations.

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Navigating Employment Investigations: What Are the Key Steps? is an episode from UK Employment Law - The View from Mayer Brown by Mayer Brown.

This episode is 21:54 long.

This episode was published on Oct 17, 2025.

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