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An employee has the statutory right to be accompanied by a workplace companion to a disciplinary hearing and any subsequent appeal hearing. But is the companion permitted to answer questions on the
employee’s behalf?
Published 07.06.2022
In certain circumstances an employee has the right to be accompanied by a workplace companion. Nevertheless, you don’t want the person they appoint breaching anyone’s confidentiality. How can you
make this clear?
Published 29.06.2015
An employee who’s facing disciplinary proceedings has selected a colleague to be their workplace companion at the forthcoming disciplinary hearing. The trouble is this person is known to be a gossip.
How can you protect everyone’s confidentiality?
Published 10.02.2020
An employer must pay an employee over £1,500 in compensation after it barred his chosen workplace companion from two meetings. This was despite the fact the companion had been rude and aggressive.
What do you need to know?
Published 15.05.2023
An employee has the right to be accompanied by a workplace companion to a disciplinary hearing. But what’s the situation if their companion can’t make the hearing date that you’ve set. Must you
reschedule?
Published 14.06.2022
An employee is the subject of disciplinary proceedings and wants to bring a companion to the hearing. You don’t recognise any trade unions, yet they’ve chosen a trade union rep to accompany them. Can
you object to this?
Published 27.04.2012
Let’s suppose that an employee has elected to bring a workplace companion with them into a disciplinary hearing. Can you object if you think their choice is unreasonable? What’s the latest ruling on
this issue?
Published 09.10.2013
In Gnahoua v Abellio London Ltd 2017 the employer refused the employee’s choice of companion for his disciplinary appeal hearing. However, when it came to compensation, the tribunal awarded him only
£2. Why was this?
Published 19.05.2017
Acas has confirmed that it will amend its Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance Procedures because part of it is wrong. What do you need to know?
Published 29.11.2013
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