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
Since the changes to dispute resolution took effect in October last year, it’s even more important that you take comprehensive notes at any disciplinary meetings you might have. What are the key
points to include?
Published 21.04.2005
You have concerns about an employee and believe the situation requires a disciplinary investigation. If you begin this process, must you inform the employee or can it be concealed from them?
Published 03.07.2017
You’ve just informed an employee that she will be subject to your disciplinary procedures for poor attendance. However, she’s responded by resigning. Should you forget about the disciplinary, and if
not, how should you handle matters?
Published 01.06.2007
Whenever an employee is facing disciplinary proceedings, a formal written note should be taken at each stage. Any failure to do this could prove fatal in tribunal. But what’s the key to this
all-important exercise?
Published 05.05.2011
You’re about to hold a disciplinary hearing and there will be a number of witnesses present. How far does the ACAS Code of Practice allow you to go in your questioning? In other words, could you
carry out a full cross-examination?
Published 07.10.2011
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
You’ve discovered that an employee, who is the subject of disciplinary action, has covertly recorded the hearing on a mobile phone. Do they have the legal right to do this? And what would a tribunal
make of this type of evidence?
Published 22.09.2010
When a disciplinary sanction expires, all documents relating to the matter must be destroyed; you can’t keep hold of them “just in case”. But what about a record of the employee’s disciplinary
offence. Must that be erased too?
Published 09.05.2014
When a manager completes a disciplinary or grievance investigation report they might make changes which means that there’s an original and an amended version. Is the employee entitled to see all
versions or only the latest one?
Published 20.10.2022