New procedures for dealing with disciplinary matters and grievances in the UK workplace.

1. New Discipline & Grievance
Procedures
Nick Graham
Assistant Head of Legal Services
20 January 2009

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3. THE CODE
ACAS
&
THE
ACAS
GUIDANCE

4. act promptly
act consistently
try to resolve
informally
appropriate &
independent
investigation
inform employee
offer the right to
be accompanied
offer the right of
appeal

5. DISCIPLINE
establish the facts
inform the
employee
arrange to meet
make a decision
offer an appeal

6. GRIEVANCE
inform the employer
arrange to meet
make a decision
offer an appeal

7. DISCIPLINE
follow the Code & Guide
try mediation
inform
employee of
result
formal
informal
appeal
no
improvement
resolution
resolved dismiss

8. GRIEVANCE
follow the Code & Guide
inform
employee of
result
formal
informal
appeal
try mediation

9. try
mediation

11. kwesties
the importance of procedures & disciplinary rules:
ensuring fairness: failure to attend meetings: overlap
between grievance & disciplinary: conduct of the
meeting: the disciplinary penalty: criminal charges:
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what is a grievance?: bullying & harrassment:
whistleblowing: conduct of meetings & hearings