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.
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...
Legal opinion: Constructive dismissal – when should employers admit fault and apologise?
Can an employer avoid a finding of constructive dismissal if it admits it is at fault and apologises to the...
Cable’s employment law reforms meet with mixed response
The Government’s latest employment law reforms have been met with a lukewarm response from employment lawyers and industry bodies.Business secretary...
The right to be accompanied at disciplinary and grievance hearings: nine things to remember
When inviting a worker to a disciplinary or grievance hearing, the employer should inform the worker of his or her...
A 10-step guide to preparing for and conducting grievance hearings
Having a good grievance procedure is important as it allows employers the opportunity to resolve workplace issues early, saving them...
Equality Act 2010: what recommendations do tribunals make to employers that discriminate?
The Government is proposing to repeal the provision in the Equality Act 2010 that gives employment tribunals the power to...
Dealing with workplace conflict
HR is often the first port of call when it comes to workplace conflict resolution. So how can you avoid...
