When an employee is subject to a disciplinary investigation your process must be fair and reasonable. But suppose the investigating manager goes thorough everything in fine detail - could that render
a dismissal unfair?
Published 07.11.2017
An employee has been accused of serious misconduct. You’ve taken witness statements from several colleagues who say that they “didn’t see anything”. Should you disclose them to the accused?
Published 19.11.2018
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
An employee was sacked because the police had found indecent images on his personal computer. However, this dismissal was deemed unfair due to a procedural error in the employer’s paperwork. What do
you need to know?
Published 24.09.2020
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
In April 2015 there were reports about a farm worker who had been sacked on the spot after he was photographed urinating near crops. Can an employee really be dismissed instantly?
Published 01.05.2015
Until now, it’s been fairly safe for employers to suspend an employee on full pay where gross misconduct is suspected. However, following a recent Court of Appeal ruling, it’s no longer so
straightforward. So what’s changed?
Published 09.10.2012
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
An employee who was dismissed for using a works van when he wasn’t working has won his claim for unfair dismissal. This was because the employer made a fatal error with regards to its disciplinary
investigation. What do you need to know?
Published 25.04.2023
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