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.
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.
Organisations of all types are looking at ways in which AI can be used within their work. And if they're not, they may find they soon get left behind.
The police force reveals there has been 100 dismissals for gross misconduct over the past year, as the Met scrambles to overhaul its culture.
Questions last month focused on dismissing an employee on grounds of ill health and queries around disciplinary procedures.
Police officers guilty of gross misconduct or who fail vetting checks will be automatically dismissed, the government has announced.
A care home worker who was told 'you have no friends' by a manager was constructively dismissed.
The head of the Metropolitan police has called for a return to the system of chief constables sacking rogue officers.
A former NatWest employee who advertised sex work online has won a case for unfair dismissal after flaws were revealed in the disciplinary process.
The internal BBC inquiry could lead to dismissal, a reprimand, or reputational rehabilitation for Huw Edwards.
The Bullying and Respect at Work Bill aims to provide new legal definition of bullying at work and has been presented to MPs.
The BBC’s response to allegations made against an unnamed presenter raises questions about the right to privacy and duty of care.
Popular HR questions in June 2023 include topics such as term-time workers' holiday pay and rights to time off for fertility treatment.
Employment tribunal hears that a bakery did not adequately inform an employee about performance concerns before it dismissed him.
