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 decided to appeal against a disciplinary sanction that you recently imposed on them because you didn’t “prove the misconduct beyond all reasonable doubt”. Are you actually required to
prove guilt?
Published 13.01.2017
Until now, it’s been fairly safe for employers to suspend an employee on full pay where gross misconduct is suspected. However, following a recent Court of Appeal ruling, it’s no longer so
straightforward. So what’s changed?
Published 09.10.2012
There’s been an incident of serious misconduct which justifies dismissal. However, your case rests entirely on the evidence of one witness. So before proceeding what steps must you take to protect
your position?
Published 01.07.2011
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
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
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
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
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