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 who is subject to disciplinary proceedings has responded by raising a grievance. They claim that you must automatically put the disciplinary proceedings on hold until their grievance is
concluded. Is this correct?
Published 29.05.2015
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
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employee’s dismissal was unfair due to the conduct of the person appointed to conduct the disciplinary investigation. What should you do
following the EAT’s ruling?
Published 26.03.2020
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
The tribunal has ruled that a former Oxford University employee - who was sacked over twelve allegations of gross misconduct - was unfairly dismissed. Where did this particular employer go wrong?
Published 24.02.2015
Following an allegation of serious misconduct, an employee is under police investigation. Should you press ahead with your own disciplinary action or postpone it? What does the Employment Appeal
Tribunal say?
Published 19.11.2010
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
You’ve been asked to provide a reference about a former employee. Trouble is, since they left, concerns over their work have come to light. Do you disclose this fact or keep quiet? What’s the latest
guidance from the Court of Appeal?
Published 21.10.2011
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