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.
The number of applications to employment tribunals fell by a quarter in 2004, but experts have warned that the number of cases is likely to rise in the next few years.
XpertHR answers questions on the right to receive a written statement of reasons for dismissal
An internal dispute over employment rights is threatening to escalate after staff working for a London council claimed their right...
XpertHR answers questions on workers' right to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing
The introduction of the Statutory Disputes Resolution Procedure last October has delivered a 24% in applications to employment tribunals
The mandatory disciplinary and grievance procedures for employers and employees were introduced six months ago. The aim was to set in stone guidelines for disciplining employees and complaining about employers. But, asks James Elwes, have the procedures worked?
US supermarket giant Wal-Mart has forced a director and three employees to resign after an investigation into the use of gift cards.
Disciplinary procedures
Millions of pounds are wasted by the NHS every year in drawn out suspension cases as delays hamper investigations of...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Discipline, compiled by employment law specialist Kate Russell, are a sure way to poor staff relations and standards, dismissals backfiring, and even compensation claims totalling tens of thousands of pounds
A government drive to end the UK’s compensation culture has been welcomed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).In a...
Q If a disciplinary or grievance procedure was begun before the new laws came into force on 1 October 2004,...
