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 tribunal has ordered City of York Council to pay an ex-employee more than £60,000 for wrongful dismissal following a flawed investigation.
The Financial Conduct Authority has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurance firms and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment,...
For too long we’ve maintained a ‘hands-off’ and deferential attitude towards the boardoom argues Matrix Security Watchdog's Susie Thomson.
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The Post Office scandal shows us how a ‘psychological phenomena can manifest in real-world organisational crises, leading to devastating consequences’
A former Lidl employee has been awarded more than £22,000 in compensation for sex discrimination and victimisation.
Fears that employment tribunals would be swamped by cases after the Covid-19 pandemic have proved unfounded, latest figures show.
Aviva has dismissed men where their behaviour has fallen short of expectations, its chief executive tells sexism in the City inquiry.
Bernard Looney is to be dismissed without notice and will not receive further salary or benefits, which would have amounted up to £32.4m.
An independent review into thefts at the British Museum has recommended the organisation changes its approach to management and HR.
Parent and Professional was crowned Small HR Consultancy of the Year at the 2023 Personnel Today Awards.
McDonald's has dismissed 18 people after receiving hundreds of allegations relating to sexual harassment in its UK restaurants and franchises.
ITV staff have been asked to disclose close relationships, but how might this work in practice?
A former Citibank analyst who was dismissed for submitting an expenses claim that included meals for his partner has lost a tribunal claim.
A former Lidl employee endured sexual harassment, which store management in Oxfordshire allowed to go unchecked.
