Discipline

New and updated

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  Employment law cases

  Grievance and disciplinary hearings: choice of companion does not need to be reasonable

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that there is no requirement for an employee's request to be accompanied by a particular companion to a discipline or grievance meeting to be reasonable, provided the companion is within one of the categories set out in s.10(3) of the Employment Relations Act 1999.

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  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: EAT considers required level of investigation into misconduct

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has reiterated the importance of employers carrying out a sufficiently thorough disciplinary investigation where there are allegations of criminal behaviour.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to customer or client who has made complaint about employee

  A model letter responding to a customer or client who has made a complaint about an employee.

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  Policies and procedures

  Checklist for conducting investigatory meeting

  A model checklist to set out the process for conducting a formal investigatory meeting as a precursor to any decision to commence formal disciplinary proceedings.

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  Tasks

  Inform an employee who has undergone a disciplinary process that no disciplinary penalty will be imposed

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  Tasks

  Handle the situation where an employee goes off sick at the outset of a disciplinary investigation or during the disciplinary process

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  Tasks

  Deal with misconduct at work that is also the subject of a criminal investigation

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  Tasks

  Discipline an employee who is pregnant or on maternity leave

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  Tasks

  Prepare for a disciplinary appeal hearing

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  Tasks

  Reinstate a dismissed employee following a successful appeal