When an employee raises a grievance you must offer them a right of appeal if you reject or only partially uphold their complaint. How long does an employee have to appeal against this decision?
Published 29.01.2021
Where you impose a disciplinary sanction on an employee, you must always offer them a right of appeal. In the event the employee decides to challenge your decision, how long do they have to appeal
against your disciplinary sanction?
Published 03.06.2021
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
When an employee’s grievance is rejected or only partially upheld, you must offer them a right of appeal - if you don’t your procedure will be unfair. Assuming the employee does appeal, who should
hear it?
Published 15.09.2015
An employee has just presented you with a written grievance. However, you suspect from the content that it’s been fabricated purely to get somebody else into trouble. Are you still obliged to
investigate it?
Published 01.02.2016
An employee has unexpectedly raised a grievance. The trouble is you’re really busy because of other business needs and are struggling to find time to deal with it. How long do you have to respond?
Published 04.12.2018
You’ve just received a written grievance from a former employee who left a few weeks ago. Are you legally obliged to deal with their complaint under your grievance procedure or not?
Published 14.04.2016
You suspect that an employee has committed an act of misconduct and have appointed a manager to undertake a disciplinary investigation. Does the employee have any right to object to your choice of
investigator?
Published 09.09.2014
Your employees have the statutory right to raise a grievance from day one of employment. However, if they want to exercise this right, must they put their grievance in writing?
Published 25.02.2014