Managing employees/workers

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Decision to hold disciplinary hearing in employee's absence rendered dismissal unfair

  Employers should not be too hasty in holding a disciplinary hearing in an employee's absence, as this case demonstrates.

• Type:

  Training

  Resignations quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to resignations.

• Date:

  23 January 2012

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  TUPE: no need for contemplation of specific transfer for automatic unfair dismissal

  The Court of Appeal has held that, for there to be an automatic unfair dismissal under TUPE, there does not need to have been a particular transfer or transferee in existence or in contemplation at the time of the dismissal. 

• Type:

  FAQs

  Should an employer deal with an employee's poor performance through its disciplinary or capability procedure?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is an employee entitled to be accompanied at a meeting to discuss poor performance?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is a reasonable review period when setting targets for an employee who is underperforming?

• Type:

  FAQs

  For how long should warnings for poor performance remain "live"?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer dismiss an employee for a one-off act of poor performance?

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employee has a really bad attitude, is this a conduct or capability issue?

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Use of company property policy

  A model policy on the use of company property, which deals with the care of company property, consequences of misuse of company property, security of company property and return of company property.