Twice bitten?

Q. A sexual harassment complaint has been made against a director by his secretary who has previously made a similar unfounded claim

Normal practice would be to enforce your equal opportunities policy. The staff in question will have to be separated as the female employee is likely to be distressed. While it may be tempting to offer her paid leave while the issue is investigated, unfortunately this may give the impression that she is the one being suspended. Make sure that this does not happen.

If you have other branches, it may be possible second one of them so they do not come into contact during the investigation. However

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