Communicating Investigation Results

Once the investigation is over, communicate these results to the complainant and the harasser. Follow these guidelines when doing so:

• Explain the conclusion.
• Explain why you reached this conclusion. Include specific pieces of key evidence.
• Discuss any complaints that the investigation could not resolve. Ask the employee to provide any other information he or she may have.
• In the cases where you found harassment, communicate to the harasser the actions you are taking.
• Do not provide details of the disciplinary action to the complainant. (At times, this may be obvious; for example, when the employee is terminated. However, you need not provide details.)
• Review your retaliation policy and remind the complainant what to do in the case of retaliation.
• Provide the contact information for whom the employee may contact about the investigation.

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