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.
A BP employee in Australia who lost his job after sending colleagues a Hitler meme parodying the company’s wage negotiations...
Staff should raise concerns without fear of repercussions, says Protect.
A top lawyer has been ordered to pay almost £100,000 for professional misconduct after he kissed a junior solicitor in...
The Ministry of Justice is looking at reinstating tribunal fees for workers bringing claims, according to The Times newspaper.
IT finance analyst is awarded £4,000 in a case involving attitudes to sickness, workloads, mental health and pregnancy.
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed directors to a new level of vulnerability and liability, writes Ivor Adair.
Employers are turning their attention to a host of novel HR issues coming over the horizon.
Could wearable devices that alert workers when they are not adhering to social distancing guidelines help employers bring staff back...
A police officer has been banned from every police force in the UK after he admitted to stealing breakfasts from...
Leeds Teaching hospital case casts fresh light on organisations vulnerability to discriminatory decisions.
Employers need to consider whether it is fair or reasonable to conduct a disciplinary or grievance procedure while staff are...
Former Home Office civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam claims he was constructively dismissed from his role after accusing Patel of bullying.
Morrisons has successfully argued in the Supreme Court that it cannot be held vicariously liable for a data breach in...
The way Save the Children UK handled harassment allegations made against senior employees had a “corrosive impact” on its internal...
Australian BP employee wins on appeal after mocking pay negotiations with well known Hitler meme from the film Downfall.
