Framing Charge & Conducting Effective Domestic Inquiry

This 1-day Domestic Inquiry training includes learning how to properly frame charges, handle disciplinary problems, handle investigations and domestic inquiries professionally and more. This workshop is designed for supervisor position and above with the role to discipline and maintain industrial relations. It is also beneficial to those in the Human Resource Department and those in the role to conduct a Domestic Inquiry for the Company.

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At the end of this 1-day Domestic Inquiry training, participants should be able to:

• Properly frame charges
• Handle disciplinary problems more efficiently and effectively.
• Work towards creating a better working environment to reduce employee misconduct.
• Handle investigations and domestic inquiries professionally.
• Ensure proper documentation to protect employer's interests.

Module 1: THE NATURE AND TYPES OF MISCONDUCT

• Concept of misconduct
• Breaches of express or implied conditions of service
• Acts of misconduct including absent without leave and sexual harassment
• Company Rules & Regulations

Module 2: THE NEED TO HOLD DOMESTIC INQUIRY

• Employer's Right to Discipline
• Employee's right to Security of Tenure
• Statutory requirements
  • Employment Act s. 14(1)
  • Industrial Relations Act s.5(2)(a)
  • Industrial Relations Act s.30(5A)
• Contractual or CA requirements
• Requirements of Natural Justice
• Industrial Court guidelines on DI
• Investigation of Complaints
• Law on Condonation
• Issuing Show Cause letter

Module 3: DOMESTIC INQUIRY PROCEDURES

• Framing of Charges
• Notice of inquiry
• Role of Company Prosecuting Officer (PO)
• Role of Board of Inquiry
• Recording of proceedings by the Board
• Adducing evidence examination in chief, cross examination, re-examination of witnesses and submission by both parties
• Findings report and recommendations
• Quantum of punishment

Module 4: MOCK DOMESTIC INQUIRY

• Assignment of roles
• Preparation of case
• Prosecution case
• Employee's case
• Submission
• Panel deliberation
• Panel decision
• Debriefing

• How to Carry Out Disciplinary Action & Domestic Inquiry
• Why & How to Conduct Domestic Inquiry
• Conducting the Domestic Inquiry in Malaysia
• Understanding the Labour Law and Domestic Inquiry
• Investigation & Prosecution skills for Domestic Inquiry
• More other Human Resource Management training courses