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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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    Balloon worker’s sex discrimination claim falls flat

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Feb 2025

    A male marketing executive's female boss allegedly ‘victimised’ him at a company party by saying a man would not win an award.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Employment law
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    Post Office fired and rehired IT staff on hugely inflated pay rates

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Dec 2024

    The Post Office's ‘flipping’ practice saw staff sacked then rehired as contractors on inflated rates.

    • Constructive dismissal
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law

    The 10 strangest employment tribunal cases of 2024

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Dec 2024

    From seemingly throwaway remarks to out-of-the-blue dismissals, here are 10 of the more bizarre and unusual employment tribunal cases from 2024.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law

    Lawyer unfairly dismissed over sexual harassment allegations

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Nov 2024

    A lawyer was dismissed for sexually assaulting a female colleague despite CCTV evidence showing her account of the incident was false.

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    Police dismissals up by almost 50% in a year

    by Jo Faragher 5 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 5 Nov 2024

    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.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Financial services
    • Bullying and harassment

    Culture in the City: the FCA non-financial misconduct survey

    by Katie Stephen, Joe Smallshaw and Rebecca Dulieu 30 Oct 2024
    by Katie Stephen, Joe Smallshaw and Rebecca Dulieu 30 Oct 2024

    The FCA's probe of non-financial misconduct will likely see sweeping change in the governance of firms in the City.

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    Meta dismisses workers over meal voucher misuse

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024

    The firm, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, dismissed the employees, some of whom were on six-figure salaries, from its Los Angeles offices.

    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances
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    Financier sacked for £11,700 company card bill wins damages

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Oct 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Oct 2024

    A financier who charged £11,700 to his corporate credit card while on holiday after his wallet was stolen awarded £25,000 in damages

    • Discipline
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Post Office CPO was asked to ‘close down’ conduct probe

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Oct 2024

    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.

    • Employment law
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    • Discipline and grievances

    Fear of job loss restricts whistleblowing

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Oct 2024

    51% of workers say they would not feel safe disclosing illegal activities by their company

    • CIPD
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    • Discipline and grievances

    Are managers equipped to handle workplace conflict?

    by Rachel Suff 24 Sep 2024
    by Rachel Suff 24 Sep 2024

    After CIPD research showed low confidence in dispute resolution skills, how can organisations support managers to improve conflict management?

    • Case law
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Worker sacked for insulting customer wins unfair dismissal payout

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Sep 2024

    An administrator who was sacked for insulting a customer in an email wins a payout of almost £5,500 after claiming unfair dismissal.

    • CIPD
    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution

    Only a third of staff feel workplace conflicts fully resolved

    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2024

    Only 36% of employees believe a full resolution achieved in workplace conflict they have experienced according to a CIPD report.

    • Dispute resolution
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    HR changes save NHS Wales board £740k and improve wellbeing

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Aug 2024

    Changes in HR practices help an NHS Wales organisation save more than £730,000 a year and boost employee wellbeing. 

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    HR legal opinion: why the BBC continued to pay Huw Edwards’ salary

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Aug 2024

    The BBC is facing questions over why it continued to pay news presenter Huw Edwards his salary for five months after his arrest for possessing indecent images of children in November 2023.

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