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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.


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    Save the Children investigated over handling of staff misconduct claims

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Apr 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Apr 2018

    The charity Save the Children is being investigated by the Charity Commission over how it handled allegations of misconduct and...

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    Misconduct dismissals: Could the long-established approach to fairness be open to question?

    by Darren Newman 28 Mar 2018
    by Darren Newman 28 Mar 2018

    XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman considers a recent case in which the Supreme Court judges seemed to cast doubt on...

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    Charity scandal: can employers inform others about misconduct?

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Feb 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Feb 2018

    Amid the misconduct scandal surrounding the charity sector, Oxfam and other charities suggest that better systems to inform other prospective...

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    Top 10 HR questions December 2017: Workers’ rights post-Brexit

    by Brightmine 2 Jan 2018
    by Brightmine 2 Jan 2018

    December saw the announcement of an agreement between the UK and the EU on citizens’ rights following Brexit. Employers are...

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    How can employers protect documents from internal investigations?

    by Tom Webley 23 Oct 2017
    by Tom Webley 23 Oct 2017

    Court decisions from earlier this year have reduced the scope of legal privilege when it comes to protecting documents created...

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    Do traditional grievance procedures destroy relationships?

    by David Liddle 18 Oct 2017
    by David Liddle 18 Oct 2017

    HR professionals have relied on formal grievance procedures for years, but are they still fit for purpose? In an extract...

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    Top 10 HR questions September 2017: Travel time and zero hours status

    by Brightmine 3 Oct 2017
    by Brightmine 3 Oct 2017

    Should you include time spent travelling when calculating employees’ working time? The number one FAQ for September deals with this...

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    Grievance procedures: Five-step guide for employers

    by Zeba Sayed 5 Jul 2017
    by Zeba Sayed 5 Jul 2017

    Dealing with a grievance promptly and fairly is vital for employers aiming to reduce the risk of employment tribunal claims....

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    Reputational damage: six preventative measures for employers

    by Eleanor Gelder 26 Jun 2017
    by Eleanor Gelder 26 Jun 2017

    How can employers ensure reputational damage is kept to a minimum?

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    Companions at disciplinary hearings: difficult scenarios for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jun 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jun 2017

    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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    Top 10 HR questions May 2017: Some other substantial reason

    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2017
    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2017

    Perhaps the general election means that the collective HR consciousness has its mind elsewhere, or maybe it’s the effect of...

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    Tribunal awards £2 to claimant denied companion at disciplinary hearing

    by Stephen Simpson 24 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 24 Apr 2017

    Stephen Simpson rounds up recent decisions published on the online database of first-instance employment tribunal judgments

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    General election 2017: five things to know about politics in the workplace

    by Stephen Simpson 19 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 19 Apr 2017

    Can employers prevent staff from political campaigning at work? Should employees be banned from displaying their political allegiance, for example...

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    Does a new tribunal decision mean expired warnings are past their “use by” date?

    by Huw Cooke 5 Apr 2017
    by Huw Cooke 5 Apr 2017

    A recent employment law ruling that it was fair to dismiss an employee partly on the basis of an expired...

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    £25,000 for early termination of apprenticeship contract

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Apr 2017

    An employment tribunal has awarded £25,000 for breach of contract to an employee whose apprenticeship was ended early. Stephen Simpson...

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