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
A female police officer, who had made an allegation of sex discrimination to her bosses at Northamptonshire Police, has just won her claim for victimisation in the tribunal. Where did this employer
go wrong?
Published 05.11.2013
You need to put an employee on notice of a disciplinary hearing regarding their suspected misconduct. How much information should your letter include and why must you get the allegations spot-on?
Published 21.09.2011
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
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
An employee is subject to disciplinary proceedings. Due to the nature of the allegation, the police have been notified and are investigating the matter. Must you delay your proceedings until the
police investigation is concluded?
Published 24.04.2019
Employees often help themselves to their employer’s stock, particularly items of low value. But, as a recent case shows, you don’t have to prove such misconduct “beyond all reasonable doubt”. So what
are you required to do?
Published 17.12.2012
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
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