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 partner at a law firm who was found dead at the foot of cliffs in south Wales had been suspended for alleged inappropriate sexual conduct
The BBC has settled an unequal pay claim for more than £130,000 after a former employee complained that 15 male...
A financial product manager for the French bank BNP Paribas has won her case for direct sex discrimination, victimisation and...
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An apparent sharp rise in the number of sexual harassment complaints involving solicitors has drawn attention to law firms' misuse of gagging orders.
The House of Commons is in need of an HR department to help stamp out the bullying and harassment that many MPs’ staff experience.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has clarified when it is acceptable for an employee to make a covert recording of a...
Can an employer ignore a grievance if the employee no longer works for the organisation?
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A Transport for London employee who was told he could not take part in training and conference calls because English...
Many employers will have staff who have been fasting over the last month, as they observe Ramadan.
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An employee who dressed as a “black and white minstrel” at a work Christmas party and sung a “racist” song...
The annual increase to the limits on compensation that can be awarded in an...
If a witness in a disciplinary procedure wishes to remain anonymous, how can the employer balance their privacy against the...
A school in Wales has had its appeal dismissed in a case where a gay headteacher claimed for constructive dismissal....
An employee facing disciplinary action may be legitimately suspended from work, but there are circumstances where any such suspension may...
