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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.


    • Constructive dismissal
    • Employment law
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    Company director wins £15k after being told to ‘shut up’

    by Jo Faragher 4 Jul 2025
    by Jo Faragher 4 Jul 2025

    A company director has been awarded £15,000 in compensation after being told to ‘shut up’ in a meeting.

    • Acas
    • Dispute resolution
    • Early conciliation

    ‘Be direct’ to avoid escalating conflict, advises Acas

    by Jo Faragher 30 Jun 2025
    by Jo Faragher 30 Jun 2025

    Using vague language in the workplace could be preventing employees from resolving conflicts, according to Acas.

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Latest News

    Fear of confrontation means disputes escalate – research

    by Jo Faragher 25 Jun 2025
    by Jo Faragher 25 Jun 2025

    A fear of confrontation is preventing employees from solving work disputes early, according to new research.

    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Dismissal

    Sleeping security officer wins £20k for unfair dismissal

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jun 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jun 2025

    A security officer who fell asleep on his shift has been awarded just over £20,000 for unfair dismissal.

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employee communications

    The employer strikes back: the rise of ‘quiet cutting’

    by Nick Hurley and Emily McPartland 13 Jun 2025
    by Nick Hurley and Emily McPartland 13 Jun 2025

    Employers are deploying a way of encouraging disenchantment among workers to trim numbers. But there are major risks attached

    • Employment law
    • Early conciliation
    • Latest News

    Lawyers warn over impact of Employment Rights Bill on tribunals

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jun 2025

    Chair of the Employment Lawyers' Association: ‘The evidence is clear. The tribunal cannot cope with the rising tide of employment litigation.’

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution

    Workplace disputes: ‘Most employment tribunals could be avoided’

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jun 2025

    A radical departure from the adversarial approach of employers, employees, management and unions is needed – Pete Colby, Pragmatism.

    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Employment tribunals

    WFH for important meeting was acceptable, tribunal rules

    by Jo Faragher 28 May 2025
    by Jo Faragher 28 May 2025

    An IT director who insisted on working from home for an important meeting was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled....

    • Local authorities
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Union rep teacher awarded £370k for unfair dismissal

    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025

    Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Apprentice with ADHD was fairly dismissed after lunch incident

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025

    An employment tribunal has ruled against a garage apprentice who said his ADHD caused him to be unfairly dismissed from...

    • Absence
    • Infertility
    • Discipline

    Top 10 HR questions March 2025: Carrying over annual leave

    by Brightmine 2 Apr 2025
    by Brightmine 2 Apr 2025

    Employers are asking whether annual leave can be carried over into the next holiday year after the rules changed in 2024.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Military

    ‘Independent’ team to handle Armed Forces complaints

    by Rob Moss 18 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Mar 2025

    Tri-service team to handle bullying, discrimination and harassment complaints, 'independent' of army, air force and navy chain of command.

    • IR35
    • Bank holidays
    • Latest News

    Top 10 HR questions February 2025: Supporting employees observing Ramadan

    by Brightmine 4 Mar 2025
    by Brightmine 4 Mar 2025

    Most frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.

    • NHS
    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    GMC ‘erases’ records on doctors who change gender

    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025

    Health secretary Wes Streeting has called a decision by the General Medical Council to erase the disciplinary record of doctors who have changed gender ‘extremely concerning’.

    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Dismissal

    Balloon worker’s sex discrimination claim falls flat

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Feb 2025

    A male marketing executive's female boss allegedly ‘victimised’ him at a company party by saying a man would not win an award.

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