EMPLOYEE RELATIONS OPERATIONS

Employee relations work begins before a concern becomes a case.

InfraNet helps HR receive concerns, establish ownership, coordinate manager action, connect investigations, preserve the record, and keep sensitive follow-up visible—without replacing human judgment.

SAMPLE ER EVENT

Workplace concern · Open

FOLLOW-UP DUE
OWNEREmployee Relations
CURRENT PATHManager action
Concern receivedSource and timing preserved
Immediate needs reviewedNo interim action open
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Manager follow-upConfirmation waiting

Illustrative view. InfraNet supports the process; HR retains authority.

THE WORK BETWEEN THE CONVERSATIONS

A concern can be handled informally and still require disciplined follow-through.

Employee relations is not only formal complaints and investigations. It is the daily work of listening, assessing, coaching, documenting, escalating, communicating, and checking what happened next.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPERATING PATH

Different concerns require different responses.

The system should help HR organize the response without forcing every concern into a formal investigation.

01

GUIDANCE

A manager needs help preparing for a difficult conversation.

02

COACHING

A conduct or performance issue needs expectations and follow-up.

03

REVIEW

A concern needs fact gathering before the appropriate path is clear.

04

INVESTIGATION

Allegations require a defined scope and structured inquiry.

05

CORRECTIVE ACTION

A decision creates approvals, communication, implementation, and monitoring.

06

FOLLOW-UP

A resolved matter still needs recurrence and retaliation-sensitive attention.

THE ER OPERATING LOOP

Keep the work moving without losing the human context.

InfraNet connects the concern to the actions and history around it, while HR decides what response is fair, appropriate, and supported.

01

Hear

Capture the concern, source, timing, requested support, and immediate needs.

02

Assess

Identify risk, connected events, interim action, and the responsible ER path.

03

Act

Coordinate coaching, manager action, review, investigation, or escalation.

04

Record

Preserve communications, actions, decisions, evidence, and responsible authority.

05

Follow up

Confirm completion, employee experience, recurrence, and sensitive timing.

MANAGER ACTION WITH ACCOUNTABILITY

Advice is not complete until the next action is owned.

PREPARE

Turn HR guidance into a clear manager action plan.

Keep purpose, talking points, timing, documents, responsible owner, and follow-up together—without scripting away human judgment.

ASSIGN

Make the next action and due date explicit.

SUPPORT

Keep HR guidance and approved materials accessible.

CONFIRM

Record what occurred and what remains open.

MONITOR

Keep recurrence and sensitive follow-up visible.

AFTER THE APPARENT RESOLUTION

The most important ER work may happen after the meeting ends.

InfraNet can keep the follow-up plan visible so recurrence, implementation gaps, and potentially sensitive timing are not left to memory.

Confirm the promised action occurred

Check whether the concern recurred or changed

Track connected manager or employee communication

Surface later events for authorized human review

HUMAN AUTHORITY, BOUNDED VISIBILITY

InfraNet carries the operating work. HR retains the decision.

InfraNet supports

Concern intake and case structure

Ownership, deadlines, and manager follow-up

Connected investigations and supporting history

Recurrence and timing visibility

People retain

Policy and legal interpretation

Credibility and findings decisions

Corrective and employment action authority

Judgment about fairness and context

BRING ONE ER WORKFLOW

See where manager action, documentation, or follow-up is losing continuity.

InfraNet will map the process and explore where a connected operating layer could support the team.

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