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.
Employers are asking whether annual leave can be carried over into the next holiday year after the rules changed in 2024.
Tri-service team to handle bullying, discrimination and harassment complaints, 'independent' of army, air force and navy chain of command.
Most frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.
Health secretary Wes Streeting has called a decision by the General Medical Council to erase the disciplinary record of doctors who have changed gender ‘extremely concerning’.
A male marketing executive's female boss allegedly ‘victimised’ him at a company party by saying a man would not win an award.
The Post Office's ‘flipping’ practice saw staff sacked then rehired as contractors on inflated rates.
From seemingly throwaway remarks to out-of-the-blue dismissals, here are 10 of the more bizarre and unusual employment tribunal cases from 2024.
A lawyer was dismissed for sexually assaulting a female colleague despite CCTV evidence showing her account of the incident was false.
The number of police officers sacked from forces in England and Wales hit a record high in the year to the end of March 2024.
The FCA's probe of non-financial misconduct will likely see sweeping change in the governance of firms in the City.
The firm, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, dismissed the employees, some of whom were on six-figure salaries, from its Los Angeles offices.
A financier who charged £11,700 to his corporate credit card while on holiday after his wallet was stolen awarded £25,000 in damages
Karen McEwan told the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal that former chair Henry Staunton had asked her to ‘close down’ an investigation into the conduct of chief executive, Nick Read.
51% of workers say they would not feel safe disclosing illegal activities by their company
After CIPD research showed low confidence in dispute resolution skills, how can organisations support managers to improve conflict management?
