If you subject an employee to disciplinary proceedings, you must provide them with the evidence that you intend to rely on. What does this consist of and at what point must it be supplied?
Published 24.03.2014
Following a disciplinary hearing, the chair must decide whether a disciplinary offence has been committed and, where necessary, the appropriate sanction. Why is it dangerous to reach these decisions
immediately?
Published 23.03.2018
You want to bring disciplinary action against an employee and plan to hold an investigatory meeting so they can give their side of the story. But at what point must you disclose any written evidence
that you have about their misconduct?
Published 27.01.2010
You’ve discovered that an employee, who is the subject of disciplinary action, has covertly recorded the hearing on a mobile phone. Do they have the legal right to do this? And what would a tribunal
make of this type of evidence?
Published 22.09.2010
With tribunal fees having been abolished, a robust disciplinary investigation is more important than ever. But how should the investigator set out their findings and when does their role in the
process end?
Published 10.10.2017
During any disciplinary investigation, you’ll need to interview “the accused”. But suppose that some new evidence comes to light after this takes place. Should you re-interview them or can you stick
with the outcome of the original meeting?
Published 17.05.2013
You’ve been conducting a disciplinary hearing for misconduct. During that meeting the employee confesses to other serious wrongdoing. Can you take this fact into account when imposing a sanction?
Published 27.04.2011
An employee hasn’t done something and you’ve challenged him about his oversight. The reason he’s given is that he simply forgot all about it. Does this justify you taking disciplinary action against
him?
Published 20.10.2016
One of our subscribers recently found an employee asleep in the toilets when he should have been working. They want to bring disciplinary action, but the member of staff says he was feeling unwell.
How should they play it?
Published 18.05.2010
One of your employees has always been a bit mouthy but they’ve now gone a step further and point-blank refuse to obey a management instruction. How should you deal with the situation?
Published 17.12.2015