Since the changes to dispute resolution took effect in October last year, it’s even more important that you take comprehensive notes at any disciplinary meetings you might have. What are the key
points to include?
Published 21.04.2005
A subscriber currently retains records of all warnings issued to staff, even after expiry. A colleague has advised that this is contrary to the Data Protection Act. Is this correct and if not, can
they justify keeping these records?
Published 20.10.2005
Let’s suppose that an employee has been accused of misconduct. They are already subject to a live final written warning but it’s for something entirely different. Does that mean it cannot be taken
into account?
Published 16.11.2016
You’ve been conducting a disciplinary hearing for misconduct. During that meeting the employee confesses to other serious wrongdoing. Can you take this fact into account when imposing a sanction?
Published 27.04.2011
You need to impose a disciplinary sanction but can’t decide what would be appropriate. Someone has suggested that an HR advisor should be asked for their opinion. Why is this a bad idea?
Published 02.10.2015
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
An employee has come to you with a confession: they’ve misplaced a file and it could be lost for good. Unfortunately, it contains confidential information about a client. Do you forgive and forget,
or launch disciplinary proceedings?
Published 07.04.2010
Even when the tribunal makes a finding of unfair dismissal, it can still reduce the compensatory award where the employee’s conduct “justifies” it. But suppose they were dishonest during the
disciplinary hearing - does that count too?
Published 14.05.2012
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