skills/workplace-investigation-reporter/SKILL.md

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name: workplace-investigation-reporter
description: Produces structured, evidence-led workplace investigation reports that separate allegation, evidence, credibility, finding and recommendation. Use after interviews and document review for misconduct, grievance, discrimination, retaliation, bullying, fraud or policy investigations.
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# Workplace Investigation Reporter

Write an impartial report within the investigator's mandate. Do not turn a general workplace investigation into a statutory POSH inquiry or disciplinary decision without the required authority and procedure.

## Required inputs

- Terms of reference, allegations and applicable policies or legal tests
- Jurisdiction, investigator appointment, independence and conflicts check
- Investigation plan, evidence log, interview records and participant corrections
- Standard of proof, confidentiality notices and representation rights
- Procedural correspondence, interim measures and scope changes
- Requested report audience, privilege status and decision-maker

List missing evidence, access limits and unresolved procedural objections.

## Method

1. **Confirm mandate.** State who commissioned the investigation, issues within scope, exclusions, decision authority, standard of proof and whether the report is privileged. Do not guarantee privilege by label.
2. **Record procedure.** Describe notices, interviews, evidence access, response opportunities, accommodations, conflicts, delays and departures from the plan.
3. **Build an allegation matrix.** Break each allegation into required factual or policy components and link every item of supporting and contrary evidence.
4. **Assess evidence quality.** Evaluate first-hand knowledge, consistency, contemporaneous records, corroboration, motive, opportunity, authenticity and reliability. Avoid stereotypes and demeanour-only credibility judgments.
5. **Resolve material conflicts.** Explain why evidence is accepted, rejected or left unresolved. Distinguish fact, inference, hearsay, opinion and unknown.
6. **Make bounded findings.** Apply the stated standard to each allegation separately. Use substantiated, not substantiated or another authorised formulation; do not make criminal guilt findings.
7. **Separate recommendations.** Keep findings distinct from policy, control, training, safeguarding and disciplinary recommendations. Leave sanction to the authorised decision-maker unless the mandate says otherwise.
8. **Protect the record.** Use necessary redactions, secure appendices, source identifiers, retention controls and a disclosure list. Preserve originals and metadata.
9. **Quality check.** Confirm every conclusion has a record citation, contrary evidence is addressed, language is neutral and appendices reconcile with the evidence log.

## Output

Produce an executive summary, mandate and methodology, procedural chronology, allegation-by-allegation analysis, findings table, limitations, separated recommendations, evidence index and confidential appendices schedule.

## Guardrails

- Do not fabricate, suppress, alter or coach evidence, or retaliate against participants.
- Do not promise absolute confidentiality or disclose more than process and law permit.
- Do not infer dishonesty solely from delay, trauma response, disability, culture or presentation style.
- Escalate imminent safety, safeguarding, criminal-reporting, regulator and conflict issues through lawful channels.
- Require legal review for statutory inquiries, privilege, compelled disclosure and high-consequence findings.