Preliminary Investigation. 7.1 The purpose of the preliminary investigation is to gather sufficient information to decide whether or not there are reasonable grounds to believe that the suspicion or a victim's allegation is partly/wholly true. 7.2 The individual who will carry out the preliminary investigation will usually be the Branch Manager or Head of Department. It is therefore in the interest of both the Bank and the individual against whom allegations have been made that a fair and professional process is used. This will help ensure that as much accurate information as possible is available to the decision-making authorities at the various stages of the disciplinary processes and that the rights of the individual are upheld. 7.3 If procedures have not been carried out properly, there is a strong possibility that the Bank would either be unable to continue proceedings at all, or be more restricted in the options available to Managers in a position to take disciplinary action. 7.4 The outcome of the preliminary investigation may be: (a) The complaint is unjustified, in which case it is possible that no action will be taken. (b) The complaint does not constitute misconduct, but may require some form of action. (c) The allegation constitutes misconduct and requires further action. In this case, an appropriate person from the Human Resources Department will step in to handle the matter.
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