Summary
This is a 3-month contract position with a Local Authority, offering a daily pay rate of £283.24 under an umbrella arrangement.
The Workplace Investigator will serve as an independent Investigating Officer, responsible for handling complex, sensitive, and high-risk employment investigations within the Council.
The role requires conducting thorough and unbiased investigations into various employment-related issues, including disciplinary actions, grievances, whistleblowing, conduct, and safeguarding matters.
Responsibilities
- Conduct formal investigations into complex employment issues such as disciplinary actions, grievances, whistleblowing, conduct, and safeguarding.
- Serve as an independent and impartial Investigating Officer, ensuring confidentiality and fairness throughout the investigation process.
- Review terms of reference and create investigation plans to explore all relevant lines of enquiry.
- Collect, review, and analyze documentary, electronic, witness, and other pertinent evidence.
- Conduct investigatory interviews using effective questioning techniques to establish facts and clarify evidence.
- Prepare detailed, evidence-based investigation reports, presenting findings, relevant facts, disputed evidence, and mitigating circumstances.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in providing employee relations advice on complex formal cases.
- Proven experience in conducting complex workplace investigations.
- Experience in producing detailed investigation reports and presenting findings at formal hearings.
- Experience collaborating with Trade Unions and employee representatives.
- Experience in delivering training and development on workplace investigations, employee relations, or other HR-related topics.
- CIPD Level 5 or an equivalent HR qualification, or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through professional practice.
- Essential investigation training.
- An investigation qualification is desirable.
- Comprehensive knowledge of employment law and employee relations practices.
- Detailed understanding of People Management Policies, including disciplinary, grievance, attendance management, flexible working, whistleblowing, and capability procedures.
Additional Information
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Location: 160 Whitechapel Road, London, Tower Hamlets, E1 1BJ, United Kingdom
Work pattern: 2 to 3 days a week in the office
Payment schedule: Bi-weekly
Application deadline: 12th November 2026, apply as soon as possible.