Where the evidence at a disciplinary hearing reveals potential misconduct that wasn’t specified in your original notification of disciplinary hearing letter, are you required to adjourn proceedings
and send out a new letter?
Published 19.04.2007
You’ve just told an employee that you’re commencing disciplinary action against him. The following day he submitted a doctor’s certificate signing him off sick for a few weeks. What should you do
now?
Published 10.02.2005
You’ve commenced a disciplinary investigation against an employee but they’re answering all of your questions with “no comment”. Does their refusal to engage with the proceedings prevent you from
moving to a disciplinary hearing?
Published 04.04.2019
You’re supposed to supply witness statements to an employee charged with a disciplinary offence. But what if the witness is scared of reprisals? Can you fairly dismiss an employee when they’ve not
seen the evidence against them?
Published 25.01.2007
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
An employee was sacked because the police had found indecent images on his personal computer. However, this dismissal was deemed unfair due to a procedural error in the employer’s paperwork. What do
you need to know?
Published 24.09.2020
In what’s become known as “Shovegate”, the Prime Minister has been accused of bullying his staff. Downing Street has dismissed the reports as “nonsense”. But what should you do if you hear whispers
about this type of behaviour?
Published 24.03.2010
An incident has occurred between two employees and you’re now faced with a disciplinary investigation. Under what circumstances is it acceptable to suspend one, or both, of them, and how does this
work?
Published 20.06.2011
You have concerns about an employee and believe the situation requires a disciplinary investigation. If you begin this process, must you inform the employee or can it be concealed from them?
Published 03.07.2017
When disciplining employees you know that you must act reasonably. So you might be inclined to give them the “benefit of the doubt”, particularly for a first offence. But could a decision like this
ever come back to bite you?
Published 24.03.2010