Discipline

New and updated

• 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?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is a fellow worker or trade union official obliged to accept a request to accompany a worker at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does a worker have to be a union member to request to be accompanied by a trade union official at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

• Type:

  FAQs

  How can an employee challenge a decision to suspend them pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employer risk a tribunal claim if it suspends an employee pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is there a specific timescale for holding a disciplinary appeal hearing?

• Type:

  FAQs

  On what grounds can an employee appeal a disciplinary decision?