Disciplinaries & dismissals
- What does 'gross misconduct' mean?
- When is an employee entitled to be accompanied?
During any hearing that might result in some formal action effecting their employment or the termination of their employment. Generally this means disciplinary and grievance hearings (but not investigations). The right of accompaniment also applies to meetings following a request for flexible working or flexible retirement.
A companion is entitled to address the meeting, present the case on behalf of the employee, sum up the meeting and ask questions of the chair of the meeting. S/he may not however answer questions on behalf of the employee.
- 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?
- 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?
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