An employee who’s been required to attend a disciplinary hearing to answer misconduct allegations has gone off sick. What should you do about the disciplinary hearing and how should you play it if
their absence becomes long term?
Published 15.01.2021
As you may know, taping a disciplinary hearing is perfectly legal. But supposing you hold a private meeting with managers to discuss a disciplinary case and it’s secretly recorded by the employee?
Could this be used against you in a tribunal?
Published 28.06.2007
When faced with a disciplinary hearing many employees will try to derail the proceedings. One common tactic is to attend but then become totally distraught. What’s the best way to handle this type of
drama?
Published 24.03.2016
An employee has failed to show up at a disciplinary hearing. They claim this is because the proceedings are “stressing them out”. As this gem of an excuse could be wheeled out indefinitely, what
could you do instead?
Published 18.05.2011
You suspended an employee and had arranged a disciplinary hearing. However, he produced a GP’s note claiming that he was too stressed to attend. You re-arranged it and the same thing happened. What
can you do?
Published 16.06.2005
You’ve had problems getting an employee to attend a disciplinary hearing, but new evidence has now come to light. You don’t want to delay proceedings any further, so is it okay to give her half an
hour to consider it and then proceed?
Published 13.12.2006
You’re holding a disciplinary hearing during which the employee behaves so badly that you decide it amounts to gross misconduct so you dismiss them there and then. Would you be justified in doing
this?
Published 11.01.2008
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
You’re about to write to an employee asking them to attend a disciplinary hearing. It’s been suggested that you set a time limit, e.g. two hours, to ensure that the hearing doesn’t go on any longer
than is necessary. Why is this a bad idea?
Published 31.10.2023