Discipline

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• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing sick employee that disciplinary meeting is going ahead in their absence

  A model letter informing a sick employee that a disciplinary meeting is going ahead in their absence.

• Type:

  How to

  How to resolve potential disciplinary issues informally

  Practical guidance on resolving potential disciplinary issues informally.

• Type:

  FAQs

  In what circumstances can a misconduct issue be resolved informally?

• Type:

  FAQs

  In what circumstances will it not be appropriate to try to resolve an issue of misconduct on an informal basis?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employee have the right to be accompanied by a colleague or trade union official at an informal meeting to discuss minor misconduct?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Must a disciplinary or grievance hearing be held during an employee's normal working hours if these are outside normal office hours?

• Date:

  21 April 2010

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) v Marshall and another

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that it will only rarely be unfair for an employer to proceed with a disciplinary hearing prior to holding a related grievance appeal hearing.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Who should carry out an investigatory meeting with an employee suspected of misconduct?

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter confirming what has been agreed following informal discussion of minor misconduct

  A model letter confirming what has been agreed following informal discussion of minor misconduct.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is a "reasonable" request by a worker to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?