Disciplinaries & dismissals

What do statutory disciplinary and grievance regulations mean?
What does 'gross misconduct' mean?
When is an employee entitled to be accompanied?
Is an employee entitled by law to bring his lawyer with him as a companion?
What do I need to write in a disciplinary letter?
What are the costs of getting it wrong?
What does the statutory dismissal procedure involve?
Do statutory grievance, disciplinary & dismissal procedures apply to employees with less than a years service?
What should do I do to contact an employee who has not turned up for work and not made contact?
How can I dismiss an employee who I cannot contact without breaking the law?
Where an employee has not turned up for a dismissal hearing, do I still need to give an opportunity for them to appeal?
What sort of investigation should I undertake prior to disciplinary/dismissal hearings?
I am the only manager. Can I conduct an investigation, chair a hearing and an appeal?