Disciplinary rules and procedures underpin the employment relationship, providing an employer with an opportunity to set out clear rules about the way its employees should behave and the standards it…
Grievance is a term used to describe employees' concerns, problems or complaints. It is in all employers' interests to have a mechanism by which these issues can be dealt with, at an appropriate…
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A driver breached a health and safety rule while under a written warning, then lost an internal appeal against the warning. He was dismissed and claimed unfair dismissal. An employment…
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An employee, who was dismissed for allegedly sending emails in the names of other employers, claimed unfair dismissal. An employment tribunal found he had sent the emails and the employer…
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This claim concerned an employer's failure to permit employees to be accompanied by a particular trade union official at a grievance hearing. The employer did permit a work colleague and a…
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An employee resigned when his grievance hearing and the subsequent appeal were heard and rejected by the same manager, arguing that the appeal process had not been impartial. He claimed…
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An employee received a final written warning for misconduct and was then involved in a further incident. During an investigation into the latter incident, she admitted to misusing her…
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An employee, who had engaged in sexual activity with another employee on work premises and was dismissed for gross misconduct on the advice of an external HR consultancy, claimed unfair…
