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
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
You want to bring disciplinary action against an employee and plan to hold an investigatory meeting so they can give their side of the story. But at what point must you disclose any written evidence
that you have about their misconduct?
Published 27.01.2010
You’re going to carry out a disciplinary hearing shortly and need to know if you can cover two unrelated matters at the same time. Is this possible, or would it be better to treat each separately?
Published 01.11.2007
An employee has failed to show up at a disciplinary hearing. They claim this is because the proceedings are “stressing them out”. As this gem of an excuse could be wheeled out indefinitely, what
could you do instead?
Published 18.05.2011
You’ve had problems getting an employee to attend a disciplinary hearing, but new evidence has now come to light. You don’t want to delay proceedings any further, so is it okay to give her half an
hour to consider it and then proceed?
Published 13.12.2006
In certain circumstances an employee who is the subject of disciplinary proceedings has the right to postpone the hearing. When does this arise and how many postponements must you agree to?
Published 13.01.2014
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
If you subject an employee to disciplinary proceedings, you must provide them with the evidence that you intend to rely on. What does this consist of and at what point must it be supplied?
Published 24.03.2014
You need to discipline a younger member of staff and have notified them about the hearing. Trouble is, their mum also works for you and they’ve nominated her as their workplace representative! Can
you object to their choice?
Published 28.09.2009