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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
An employee has presented a fit note which says that they can’t attend a disciplinary hearing because they’re suffering from “stress”. You’re willing to reschedule, but what are your options if the
same thing happens again?
Published 07.03.2019
It’s common for employees to fail to turn up to disciplinary hearings. You probably reschedule the meeting and if they still fail to show again, hold it in their absence. In light of new case law, is
this still a safe strategy?
Published 02.11.2006
An employee who is subject to disciplinary proceedings has asked you to reschedule their disciplinary hearing. Is this something that you are legally obliged to agree to or can you reject their
request?
Published 24.08.2018
You’ve commenced a disciplinary investigation against an employee but they’re answering all of your questions with “no comment”. Does their refusal to engage with the proceedings prevent you from
moving to a disciplinary hearing?
Published 04.04.2019
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
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
You suspect an employee of wrongdoing and have instigated your disciplinary procedure. However, rather than give you their version of events, they reply with “no comment” to every question. Where
does this leave you?
Published 18.06.2014
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
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