Grievance
A grievance procedure permits employers to deal fairly and consistently with complaints from employees about the workplace.
The “Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures” provides employers with the principles for handling workplace grievances. Employment tribunals will take the code into account when considering relevant cases, with the possibility of a 25% adjustment in any compensation awarded.
Largest university in UK hit by boycott over outsourced staff
Academics, students and leading politicians have launched a boycott of the University of London in support of outsourced workers
MPs press for action on BBC pay discrimination
MPs have demanded that the BBC urgently removes “discriminatory” pay practices and puts in place transparent pay structures to ensure...
Presidents Club dinner agency vows to improve working environment
The agency that supplied female staff for the men-only Presidents Club dinner earlier this year has entered into a legal...
Minimum wage underpayment allegations more than doubled last year
HMRC received more than 6,000 whistleblower reports about alleged underpayment of the national minimum wage last year – more than...
Police complain about accommodation ahead of Trump visit
Police officers brought in to ensure US president Donald Trump’s visit to the UK runs smoothly have complained about the...
Morrisons case: employers’ responsibilities in preventing malicious data leaks
With the GDPR now in force, employers could face eye-watering fines if they fail to protect their employees’ data. Katherine...
How can employers protect documents from internal investigations?
Court decisions from earlier this year have reduced the scope of legal privilege when it comes to protecting documents created...
Grievance procedures: Five-step guide for employers
Dealing with a grievance promptly and fairly is vital for employers aiming to reduce the risk of employment tribunal claims....
Right to be accompanied: bus company vetoed drivers’ union rep
It was a breach of the right to be accompanied for an employer to refuse to allow a trade union...
Top 10 HR questions in January 2015: Fit for Work
Parts of the Fit for Work service, the government-funded occupational health advice service, are now in operation, with the rest...
Five steps for dealing with a grievance raised by one employee about another
When an employee raises a grievance, it is often about another employee. It could be an allegation of bullying by...
Labour government would scrap “unfair” employment tribunal system
A Labour government would completely reform the employment tribunal system the party has announced.
Speaking at the TUC Congress in...
Grievances from former employees: what should employers do?
Do the same rules on dealing with employee grievances apply once an employee has left the organisation? Andrew McConnell, associate...
Covert recording during breaks in disciplinary and grievance hearings
In DLA Piper’s case of the week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether or not the decision makers’ private...
Legal Q&A: Recording disciplinary and grievance meetings
There are circumstances when both employees and employers may want to record formal meetings, for example in the hope that...
