An older female employee is becoming increasingly forgetful. When it’s brought to her attention she blames the menopause. The situation can’t be allowed to continue but what’s the risk if you move
straight to capability proceedings?
Published 07.10.2014
There have been several media reports about the rise in “quiet quitting” amongst employees. What is quiet quitting and is it a poor performance issue that warrants taking formal disciplinary action?
Published 20.10.2022
One of your employees is always moaning about something or other - their whingeing never stops. In fact, it’s getting so bad that their constant negativity is starting to disrupt the team. How do you
deal with this situation?
Published 29.08.2019
Apparently, 12.6 million of us regularly exceed government guidelines on safe alcohol consumption. This loses employers up to 17 million working days each year. But are you obliged to have an alcohol
policy?
Published 10.04.2012
As long as you play by the rules, it’s quite possible to dismiss a poorly-perfoming probationer. But suppose that individual is also pregnant. Are you obliged to accept the situation simply because
she’s expecting?
Published 21.02.2012
Any dismissal decision can be difficult to make, but when it’s because the employee simply isn’t “up to it” it’s even harder. So what key points should you consider if you ever find yourself in this
unfortunate position?
Published 12.11.2008
An employee just isn’t up to the job. Whilst you’d like to get shot of him, you don’t want to risk a claim. A colleague’s suggested introducing a capability procedure, but you don’t know what’s
involved. What elements should it include?
Published 24.03.2005
A desk-based employee has complained that his current chair is really uncomfortable. He’s also claiming that the law requires you to buy him a new one immediately. What should you do?
Published 03.11.2016
Some employees spend all or part of their time working alone without any direct supervision. As such employees are potentially put at greater risk of harm, what must you do to help protect them?
Published 17.12.2015