Discipline and grievances
A disciplinary procedure and grievance procedure permit employers to deal fairly and consistently with employee misconduct and complaints from employees about the workplace.
The “Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures” provides employers with the principles for handling workplace disciplinaries and grievances. Employment tribunals will take the code into account when considering relevant cases, with the possibility of a 25% adjustment in any compensation awarded.
Grievance procedures: Five-step guide for employers
Dealing with a grievance promptly and fairly is vital for employers aiming to reduce the risk of employment tribunal claims....
Reputational damage: six preventative measures for employers
How can employers ensure reputational damage is kept to a minimum?
Companions at disciplinary hearings: difficult scenarios for HR
On paper, a worker’s right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing is one of the simplest employment rights there...
Top 10 HR questions May 2017: Some other substantial reason
Perhaps the general election means that the collective HR consciousness has its mind elsewhere, or maybe it’s the effect of...
Tribunal awards £2 to claimant denied companion at disciplinary hearing
Stephen Simpson rounds up recent decisions published on the online database of first-instance employment tribunal judgments
General election 2017: five things to know about politics in the workplace
Can employers prevent staff from political campaigning at work? Should employees be banned from displaying their political allegiance, for example...
Does a new tribunal decision mean expired warnings are past their “use by” date?
A recent employment law ruling that it was fair to dismiss an employee partly on the basis of an expired...
£25,000 for early termination of apprenticeship contract
An employment tribunal has awarded £25,000 for breach of contract to an employee whose apprenticeship was ended early. Stephen Simpson...
Christmas in the workplace: 10 common employer queries
During the Christmas period employers face a minefield of HR challenges. How well prepared is your organisation for the festive...
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2016
What were the most significant employment case law decisions in 2016? Stephen Simpson counts down the 10 most important judgments...
Disciplinary procedures: three case law lessons for employers
What is the role of HR in the disciplinary process? To what extent can an employer use its appeal process...
Ill-health dismissals: Acas disciplinary code not applicable
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that the Acas code of practice on disciplinary...
Top 10 HR questions July 2016: Brexit
As the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU sank in during July, employers began looking...
Misconduct warning letters: what to include
Employers often fail to give guidelines to staff on what to include in an oral or written disciplinary warning letter....
One-off serious mistakes at work: five key cases
A mistake by a private security company during a training exercise led to a fake bomb being left in a...
