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 recent case where an HR team advised a line manager to dismiss an employee highlights the risks of HR...
A London Zoo meerkat handler who got into a Christmas party fight with...
The EAT has held that a bank worker who licked the face of a colleague...
Eva Carneiro is bringing an employment tribunal claim against Chelsea FC...
It was a breach of the right to be accompanied for an employer to refuse to allow a trade union...
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has overturned a tribunal decision that an employee was unfairly dismissed after placing an image...
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Employers often spend a large amount of time drafting a fair disciplinary policy, but fail to give the same attention...
In unfair dismissal claims, employment tribunals take the “Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures” into account where...
Personality clashes are the third most common cause of workplace conflict, according to an XpertHR survey. In what circumstances can...
The recent allegations against a group of Chelsea supporters highlight how employee misconduct outside the workplace can cause difficulties for...
Business secretary Vince Cable has ordered a review of the Acas Code on managing discipline and grievances at work. So...
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