The Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures advises employers to keep a written record of all disciplinary cases that they deal with. When must these written records be
destroyed?
Published 22.09.2022
An employee who has access to confidential information has resigned and you believe that he’s going to work for a competitor. You want to bring disciplinary proceedings but the trouble is he’s gone
off sick. How should you play it?
Published 14.01.2010
An employee is subject to disciplinary proceedings. Due to the nature of the allegation, the police have been notified and are investigating the matter. Must you delay your proceedings until the
police investigation is concluded?
Published 24.04.2019
If the police are investigating an employee because of alleged misconduct at work, can you rely on them to do your investigative work for you? What’s the position in light of a recent case?
Published 29.06.2006
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
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
In a recent case, the employee had been the subject of disciplinary proceedings after he posted confidential business information on LinkedIn. However, despite having solid grounds, the employer came
unstuck at the tribunal. Why?
Published 17.12.2012
It’s come to light that, in order to protect their colleague, an employee lied during a disciplinary investigation. What does this mean for those proceedings and how should you tackle this latest
revelation?
Published 10.01.2011
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
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