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.
Michael Corcoran, a solicitor in the Steeles employment team, offers advice on disciplinary procedures.Aims of a policyThe aim of a...
Another multi-million pound discrimination case has hit the City – this time with HBOS facing an £11m claim for sex discrimination and wrongful dismissal
When do the statutory grievance procedures apply?In general terms, the statutory grievance procedures (SGP), which came into effect in October...
Human error is part and parcel of working life. But can an employer dismiss a member of staff if their...
Statutory grievance procedures
A fair disciplinary process?
One of the radical features of the minimum statutory procedures introduced in October 2004 is the fact that (except for...
Nikki Duncan gives advice on managing grievance and disciplinary issues
Guide to dealing with bullying outlines key steps to tackling the problem.
Rolls Royce faces the possibility of escalating industrial action after the sacking of a union activist
Travel agency Thomson is facing a staff mutiny at its Glasgow call centre after management scrapped workers' afternoon tea break.
Lawyers have warned employers to tread carefully when dealing with staff discipline in the wake of the London terror attacks.
The CBI said the 25% fall in employment tribunal claims could be skewed by the longer time it takes disputes to reach tribunal.
An airport worker suspended in a row over the amount of hair gel he used is to return to his job after an agreement was reached with his employer.
More than two-thirds (69%) of HR people think the statutory grievance procedures introduced last year fail to support strategic or business goals.
