disciplinary and grievance

Disciplinary and grievance advice we can help on:

• Getting your processes right, including drafting disciplinary and grievance procedures and letters to the employee.
•  Avoiding claims of unfair dismissal or discrimination.
• Investigation meetings and collating evidence, including witness evidence.
• Whether conduct is misconduct or gross misconduct and whether it is reasonable to dismiss.
• Conducting disciplinary and grievance hearings.
• The right to be accompanied.
• Disciplinary penalties and issuing disciplinary warnings to employees
• Best practice for communication and dealing with issues promptly and consistently.
• Dealing with appeals.
• Protected conversations and settlement agreements.
•  Advice on dealing with unfair dismissal claims and constructive unfair dismissal claims.

We also regularly provide practical line manager training on disciplinary and grievance issues.