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When should I suspend access, place someone on leave, or restrict duties during a fraud investigation?

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Suspension, leave and duty-restriction decisions are the operational flashpoint of a live fraud investigation: act too early or too publicly and you tip off suspects, trigger wrongful-treatment claims, and signal guilt; act too late and evidence is destroyed or further loss occurs.

For a board this judgement matters because it must balance evidence preservation, employment rights, and business continuity under time pressure and incomplete facts. This report explains how these decisions are handled in your chosen jurisdiction and industry, and the employment-law and contractual constraints that attach.

It covers the indicators that justify access removal versus neutral leave, realistic ranges for getting the balance wrong, and the protocols that protect both evidence and process. It also sets out when HR, counsel and security must align before anyone is moved.

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