If the police are investigating an employee because of alleged misconduct at work, can you rely on them to do your investigative work for you? What’s the position in light of a recent case?
Published 29.06.2006
You’re conducting a disciplinary investigation and have approached an employee asking them to provide a witness statement. However, they are extremely reluctant to do so. How should you handle the
situation?
Published 29.11.2022
You suspect that one of your employees has been stealing company equipment and need to carry out an investigation. In light of the new statutory disciplinary procedures, what changes do you need to
be aware of?
Published 18.01.2005
It’s been suggested that a sick employee is well enough to work. So you’re thinking about hiring a private investigator to take covert video recordings of them. Can the footage be used as evidence
during disciplinary proceedings?
Published 09.09.2011
A serious misconduct allegation has been made against an employee and there’s definitely a witness. The trouble is, you don’t know who it is. Can you call all of your staff together and ask them what
they know?
Published 15.01.2019
An employee has made an allegation of misconduct about another which they strongly deny. It’s a case of one word against the other, so whose do you take? What’s the latest advice from the Court of
Appeal?
Published 19.10.2010
Having asked an employee to attend a disciplinary hearing, they’ve notified you that they intend to bring immediate colleagues as witnesses. Do they have a statutory right to do this and can you
object?
Published 13.04.2022
It’s come to light that, in order to protect their colleague, an employee lied during a disciplinary investigation. What does this mean for those proceedings and how should you tackle this latest
revelation?
Published 10.01.2011
When an employee is subject to a disciplinary investigation your process must be fair and reasonable. But suppose the investigating manager goes thorough everything in fine detail - could that render
a dismissal unfair?
Published 07.11.2017
Conducting a disciplinary hearing may seem like a simple process, but many employers are still getting it wrong and this can mean losing at tribunal. So what’s the secret to getting it right?
Published 12.11.2008