The employee at Red Bull who accused its Formula 1 team principal, Christian Horner, of inappropriate behaviour has now been suspended for alleged dishonesty. Is it lawful to suspend an employee
where there are gross misconduct allegations?
Published 08.04.2024
A subscriber sent home two employees who had been fighting at work. However, they didn’t pay them for the period of suspension. Is this always the right thing to do, and if not, how should you deal
with a similar situation?
Published 24.08.2006
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
Where you have grounds, you can suspend an employee pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings. If this is the case, why has one employee been awarded £236,000 following his suspension?
Published 10.01.2018
Where you believe that an employee may have committed an act of gross or very serious misconduct, you can suspend them. If you take this decision, what rights do they have during the period of
suspension?
Published 23.03.2017
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
When the issue of disciplinary proceedings arises, many employers focus on carrying out an investigation and the hearing itself. But the process doesn’t end there and it’s vital that you get the next
few stages right. So how is this done?
Published 09.02.2011
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
Most employers have “bringing the business into serious disrepute” listed as a gross misconduct offence in their disciplinary rules. When should this ground for dismissal actually be used?
Published 21.12.2016