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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.


    • Bullying and harassment
    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety

    Employee who blew whistle on Covid safety was unfairly dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2022

    A pet food retailer unfairly dismissed an employee after she raised concerns about health and safety and blew the whistle...

    • Coronavirus
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Cleaner who attended work with Covid-19 was unfairly dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2022

    The decision to dismiss a cleaner who went to work with Covid-19 was unfair because his employer did not follow a fair process, an employment tribunal has found.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • NHS
    • Constructive dismissal

    Christian nurse dismissed for wearing cross necklace wins discrimination claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022

    Judgment finds ‘no cogent explanation‘ as to why a ‘fine necklace with a small pendant of religious devotional significance‘ was not permitted.

    • Absence
    • Coronavirus
    • Fit notes

    Top 10 HR questions December 2021: NHS Covid pass and fit notes

    by Brightmine 4 Jan 2022
    by Brightmine 4 Jan 2022

    Questions on employees’ Covid vaccination status, self-isolation and testing continued to be popular during December.
    Employers were also asking various...

    • Benefits
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Former McDonald’s chief to return $105m gained in exit payment

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Dec 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Dec 2021

    McDonald’s settled its lawsuit with Easterbrook after investigators found he had had further hidden relationships with employees.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Financial services

    What HR can learn from EY’s response to sexual harassment

    by Zahra Mahmood 30 Nov 2021
    by Zahra Mahmood 30 Nov 2021

    Accountancy firm EY recently hit the headlines for allowing a partner to remain in post after he directed sexual comments...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News

    Lessons for HR from Yorkshire cricket’s handling of the Azeem Rafiq racist allegations

    by Oliver McCann 12 Nov 2021
    by Oliver McCann 12 Nov 2021

    ‘As if the severity and quantity of the incidents weren’t serious enough, what has caused the greatest reputational damage has been the club’s poor handling of complaints’

    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Webinars

    Tricky disciplinary and grievance issues – your questions answered (webinar)

    by Brightmine 10 Nov 2021
    by Brightmine 10 Nov 2021

    ON-DEMAND | Employment lawyer Darren Newman guides you through how to handle effectively misconduct and conflict in the workplace.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Black trainee who had bias complaint ‘shut down’ was victimised by manager

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2021

    A black trainee at AIG Asset Management was victimised by a manager who ‘shut down’ a conversation when the claimant...

    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News
    • Sickness absence

    Tesco worker who was shut in room awarded £50,000

    by Jo Faragher 10 Nov 2021
    by Jo Faragher 10 Nov 2021

    A Tesco worker who won a sex discrimination case after being trapped in a room by his female boss has...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Discipline

    EY partner fined after sexually harassing employee on skiing trip

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2021

    A partner at accountancy firm EY has been fined thousands of pounds after he admitted directing sexual comments towards a...

    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances
    • Latest News

    Distillery worker wins wrongful dismissal claim after wee ‘dram’a

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2021

    A distillery worker who was sacked for allegedly urinating on a whisky barrel has been awarded more than £11,000 because...

    • Police
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Police Scotland judgment reveals ‘absolute boys’ club’ culture

    by Jo Faragher 6 Oct 2021
    by Jo Faragher 6 Oct 2021

    There was a culture of sexism and an “absolute boys’ club” at an armed response unit attached to Police Scotland,...

    • Police
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Hundreds of police officers investigated for sharing offensive content

    by Jo Faragher 4 Oct 2021
    by Jo Faragher 4 Oct 2021

    Almost a thousand police officers have been investigated for posting offensive content on social media.

    • Coronavirus
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Top 10 HR questions September 2021: Vaccinations and resignations

    by Brightmine 1 Oct 2021
    by Brightmine 1 Oct 2021

    As more employees return to the workplace, employers may want to know what proportion of their workforce has had their...

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