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.
With soaring rates of calls to domestic abuse helplines throughout the Covid pandemic and coverage of the Johnny Depp vs...
Dyson staff in research and development have been told to return to the workplace despite some feeling they can carry out their work at home just as well.
Discrimination cases are having to wait 14 months before receiving a court hearing, research by a prominent employment law firm reveals.
Employers need to implement new strategies to limit the risks of growing volatility as winter lockdown kicks in, writes David Liddle
Parliamentary staff are being discouraged from pursuing complaints and have been given incorrect advice by the grievance system introduced to...
HR has become the custodians of good corporate behaviour as new laws and scandals have put the onus on businesses to change.
A former charity CEO has won more than £26,000 in compensation after being constructively dismissed from her role.
Gillian Smith...
Just because a high proportion of employees are away from the office does not mean conflict has disappeared.
A job evaluation study by Tesco allegedly showed jobs in stores and distribution centres were equal.
Worker in France who didn't know he had Covid-19 despite taking a test was dismissed for serious misconduct.
As the number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases rose in the last month, employers have been asking questions about testing for...
With fewer people in the office and the increased likelihood of lone working and online abuse, there is a heightened risk of sexual harassment.
Employment tribunal claimants are now facing a nine-month wait for hearing – up 20% from last year.
Claimant had been covertly recorded by a colleague 'holding forth on strike breakers and Conservative voters'.
A Christian school assistant is taking her former employer to tribunal over claims she was sacked over Facebook posts in...
