Quite often, when an employee is informed that they are to be made the subject of disciplinary proceedings their reaction will be to resign. In this situation should you continue with your
disciplinary procedure?
Published 11.02.2014
Following a disciplinary hearing, the chair must decide whether a disciplinary offence has been committed and, where necessary, the appropriate sanction. Why is it dangerous to reach these decisions
immediately?
Published 23.03.2018
An employee who’s been required to attend a disciplinary hearing to answer misconduct allegations has gone off sick. What should you do about the disciplinary hearing and how should you play it if
their absence becomes long term?
Published 15.01.2021
In a recent case, the employee had been the subject of disciplinary proceedings after he posted confidential business information on LinkedIn. However, despite having solid grounds, the employer came
unstuck at the tribunal. Why?
Published 17.12.2012
You’re going to carry out a disciplinary hearing shortly and need to know if you can cover two unrelated matters at the same time. Is this possible, or would it be better to treat each separately?
Published 01.11.2007
It’s clear that an employee has committed an act of misconduct which justifies disciplinary action. Where this situation arises, are you still obliged to carry out a disciplinary investigation or can
this stage be skipped?
Published 12.05.2021
When faced with a disciplinary hearing many employees will try to derail the proceedings. One common tactic is to attend but then become totally distraught. What’s the best way to handle this type of
drama?
Published 24.03.2016
An employee is working out their notice period and it’s obvious that they are starting to take it too easy. For example, their timekeeping is questionable and the standard of their work has dropped.
How should you deal with this?
Published 25.01.2017
Having asked an employee to attend a disciplinary hearing, they’ve notified you that they intend to bring immediate colleagues as witnesses. Do they have a statutory right to do this and can you
object?
Published 13.04.2022
A manager has been asked to conduct a disciplinary hearing. The trouble is, it’s their first time and they’ve confessed to being “a bit nervous about the whole thing”. How can you ensure they don’t
trip up or forget something?
Published 06.11.2014