In Procedures

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT Inter-Departmental Correspondence DATE: April 2015 TO: All Supervisory and Management Employees FROM: Nicole McKay, Employee & Labor Relations Manager SUBJECT: Employee Relations Bulletin 10 Investigating Employee Complaints Consider the following scenarios: An employee tells you that she was sexually harassed by a co-worker. An employee alleges that a co-worker is making long distance phone calls on County time and charging them to the County and is using the photocopier and fax machine for personal business. An employee writes you a note reporting a health/safety hazard and asking that you provide expensive safety equipment to all employees in theRead More →

In 8. Conducting Employee Investigations

Follow these recommended steps if you suspect that an employee is under the influence of alcohol or drugs while at work. Listed below are recommended steps to follow: First, annotate your observations. Please use the Objective Signs of Impairment Checklist for this purpose. Next, ask another manager/supervisor to observe the employee and complete a checklist without reviewing the checklist you have completed. In this way, you have two independent observations of the employee. If the other manager/supervisor concurs that the employee is impaired from performing his/her duties, you should send the employee home. Do not allow the employee to drive. You should have the employeeRead More →