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.
From seemingly throwaway remarks to out-of-the-blue dismissals, here are 10 of the more bizarre and unusual employment tribunal cases from 2024.
A lawyer was dismissed for sexually assaulting a female colleague despite CCTV evidence showing her account of the incident was false.
The number of police officers sacked from forces in England and Wales hit a record high in the year to the end of March 2024.
The FCA's probe of non-financial misconduct will likely see sweeping change in the governance of firms in the City.
The firm, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, dismissed the employees, some of whom were on six-figure salaries, from its Los Angeles offices.
A financier who charged £11,700 to his corporate credit card while on holiday after his wallet was stolen awarded £25,000 in damages
Karen McEwan told the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal that former chair Henry Staunton had asked her to ‘close down’ an investigation into the conduct of chief executive, Nick Read.
51% of workers say they would not feel safe disclosing illegal activities by their company
After CIPD research showed low confidence in dispute resolution skills, how can organisations support managers to improve conflict management?
An administrator who was sacked for insulting a customer in an email wins a payout of almost £5,500 after claiming unfair dismissal.
Only 36% of employees believe a full resolution achieved in workplace conflict they have experienced according to a CIPD report.
Changes in HR practices help an NHS Wales organisation save more than £730,000 a year and boost employee wellbeing.Â
The BBC is facing questions over why it continued to pay news presenter Huw Edwards his salary for five months after his arrest for possessing indecent images of children in November 2023.
German police officer loses appeal to overturn dismissal after he stole 180kg of cheddar cheese from an overturned refrigerated lorry.
Head teacher unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct after tapping her own child’s hand with her fingers, award £102k by the employment tribunal.
