Discipline, Grievances and Dismissal

Key aspects of dismissal law

• The basics of dismissal: 'wrongful', 'unfair' and 'constructive'
• Statutory reasons for dismissal
• Considering essential elements of unfair dismissals
• What are fair reasons for dismissal?
• Fairness: the essence of 'reasonableness'
• Examining automatically unfair dismissals and group dismissals
• Handling redundancies: key components of the process

Key aspects of dismissal law - continued

• Payments in lieu of notice
• Settling and compromise agreements
• Remedies for unfair dismissal
• Managing short-term persistent absence and long-term continuous absence
• Stress and stress-related absence: guidelines for best practice
• Dealing with poor performance, misconduct outside the workplace and email/internet abuse
• Case law update

A disciplinary meeting and appeal

This session enhances knowledge through applied learning. Participants will be given the opportunity to put key stages of the disciplinary meeting into practice with the objective of learning a comprehensive step-by-step approach. Feedback will be given by our expert trainer.

Key areas of learning:

• Handling a disciplinary matter
• Establishing facts, fairness and consistency
• What is the role of counseling?
• Arranging and preparing interviews
• Listening, questioning and discussion
• Dealing with witnesses: evidence, statements, confidentiality and bias
• Deciding on and implementing disciplinary action

Employment tribunal claims: outline of the new scene

• What are the current tribunal rules?
• An overview of terminology and forms
• The cost regime

End of day two