Discipline
Employers' disciplinary rules set standards and make it clear what conduct is and is not acceptable in the workplace. A disciplinary procedure permits employers to deal fairly and consistently with employees who breach the rules and commit misconduct.
The “Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures” provides employers with the principles for handling workplace disciplinaries. Employment tribunals will take the code into account when considering relevant cases, with the possibility of a 25% adjustment in any compensation awarded.
Strengthen whistleblowing regulations for the third sector, urges charity
Staff should raise concerns without fear of repercussions, says Protect.
Investigations and Covid-19: employers need a pandemic-proof toolkit
Employers are turning their attention to a host of novel HR issues coming over the horizon.
Are wearable devices the answer to social distancing in workplaces?
Could wearable devices that alert workers when they are not adhering to social distancing guidelines help employers bring staff back...
Police officer banned after stealing breakfasts from staff canteen
A police officer has been banned from every police force in the UK after he admitted to stealing breakfasts from...
Tube worker wins £14k after dismissal delays
A London Underground worker sacked for sexual harassment has been awarded £14,500 for his employer’s failure to conduct a timely...
Recent case shows employers must consider disability before dismissing staff
Leeds Teaching hospital case casts fresh light on organisations vulnerability to discriminatory decisions.
Acas publishes coronavirus disciplinary and grievance guidance
Employers need to consider whether it is fair or reasonable to conduct a disciplinary or grievance procedure while staff are...
Supreme Court: Morrisons not vicariously liable for employee’s data leak
Morrisons has successfully argued in the Supreme Court that it cannot be held vicariously liable for a data breach in...
Paterson inquiry: HR processes ‘stood in way of patient safety’
The confidential nature of HR processes in the NHS “stood in the way of patient safety”, according to the independent...
Timpson employee who threatened to ‘shoot’ colleague was unfairly dismissed
A Timpson employee who threatened to “shoot” a colleague was unfairly dismissed because of the way the company handled the...
Tesco employee jailed over customer refund thefts
A supermarket employee has been jailed after being found guilty of stealing thousands of pounds in a scam involving customer refunds.
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2019
We round up the most significant cases of the year including legal judgments on CCTV, restrictive covenants, enhancing shared parental leave, collective bargaining and more...
Lloyd’s of London staff urged to behave during Christmas party season
Lloyd’s of London has urged its own staff and those of its members to behave correctly at this year’s Christmas...
Executives lose wrongful dismissal claim over WhatsApp porn
Two men sacked after sharing offensive material on WhatsApp lose their £300,000 claim against their former employer for wrongful dismissal.
Top 10 HR questions October 2019: Right to be accompanied
Should employers give employees the right to be accompanied to meetings under a redundancy procedure?
Such a meeting could ultimately...
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