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.
Dealing with a grievance promptly and fairly is vital for employers aiming to reduce the risk of employment tribunal claims....
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On paper, a worker’s right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing is one of the simplest employment rights there...
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Stephen Simpson rounds up recent decisions published on the online database of first-instance employment tribunal judgments
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A recent employment law ruling that it was fair to dismiss an employee partly on the basis of an expired...
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What is the role of HR in the disciplinary process? To what extent can an employer use its appeal process...
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that the Acas code of practice on disciplinary...
As the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU sank in during July, employers began looking...
Employers often fail to give guidelines to staff on what to include in an oral or written disciplinary warning letter....
A mistake by a private security company during a training exercise led to a fake bomb being left in a...
There is no statutory right for a worker to be accompanied by a legal representative at a disciplinary hearing. However,...
