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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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    Lidl worker wins £50k following manager’s sexual remarks

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Oct 2023

    A former Lidl employee endured sexual harassment, which store management in Oxfordshire allowed to go unchecked.

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    • Data protection

    Top 10 HR questions September 2023: the role of AI in HR

    by Brightmine 3 Oct 2023
    by Brightmine 3 Oct 2023

    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.

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    • Discipline and grievances
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    Met Police dismisses 100 officers in a year for gross misconduct

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023

    The police force reveals there has been 100 dismissals for gross misconduct over the past year, as the Met scrambles to overhaul its culture.

    • Benefits
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    • Discipline and grievances

    Top 10 HR questions August 2023: Ill health dismissals and disciplinaries

    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2023
    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2023

    Questions last month focused on dismissing an employee on grounds of ill health and queries around disciplinary procedures.

    • Police
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    • Discipline and grievances

    Police officers will be automatically dismissed for gross misconduct

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2023

    Police officers guilty of gross misconduct or who fail vetting checks will be automatically dismissed, the government has announced.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Disability discrimination
    • Discipline and grievances

    Care worker told ‘you have no friends’ was constructively dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Aug 2023

    A care home worker who was told 'you have no friends' by a manager was constructively dismissed.

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    • Discipline and grievances

    Police chief wants control of disciplinary process

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2023

    The head of the Metropolitan police has called for a return to the system of chief constables sacking rogue officers.

    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    Bank worker who advertised sex work online wins unfair dismissal case

    by Jo Faragher 9 Aug 2023
    by Jo Faragher 9 Aug 2023

    A former NatWest employee who advertised sex work online has won a case for unfair dismissal after flaws were revealed in the disciplinary process.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    BBC must exercise duty of care for Huw Edwards

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2023

    The internal BBC inquiry could lead to dismissal, a reprimand, or reputational rehabilitation for Huw Edwards.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law
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    Bill to introduce legal definition of bullying at work

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jul 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jul 2023

    The Bullying and Respect at Work Bill aims to provide new legal definition of bullying at work and has been presented to MPs.

    • Employment law
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    BBC presenter allegations: privacy and duty of care

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jul 2023

    The BBC’s response to allegations made against an unnamed presenter raises questions about the right to privacy and duty of care.

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    • Infertility
    • Discipline and grievances

    Top 10 HR questions June 2023: Time off for fertility treatment

    by Brightmine 4 Jul 2023
    by Brightmine 4 Jul 2023

    Popular HR questions in June 2023 include topics such as term-time workers' holiday pay and rights to time off for fertility treatment.

    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    Holes in performance management process see baker receive £15k

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2023

    Employment tribunal hears that a bakery did not adequately inform an employee about performance concerns before it dismissed him.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Civil Service
    • Police

    ‘Toxic male culture’ and sexual misconduct at National Crime Agency

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Jun 2023

    Toxic male cultures and sexual misconduct are still being tolerated by leaders at the National Crime Agency, investigation finds.

    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    Embryologist unfairly dismissed after whistleblowing

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 May 2023

    Embryologist who complained about understaffing and procedures at a fertility clinic was unfairly dismissed after whistleblowing.

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