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Disciplinary
HR Questions & Answers
Dealing with a tired employee One of our employees seems always to be tired. He looks tired, he yawns a lot, he is slow and he makes mistakes. What can we do? Reply You need to determine why he is tired, so talk to him. Is his tiredness caused by late nights, partying or does [...]
Dealing with Defeat
Have you ever lost a case in the Employment Tribunal? Are you frightened that you may lose? If so, don’t be. Keep in mind this mantra – managers never lose. Being human they make mistakes, but they learn from them. Employees don’t mind managers who make mistakes because it makes them human, but they still [...]
HR Problems Page
Violence in discipline interview Part way through a discipline interview the accused employee leaned over the desk and threatened to thump me. I managed to calm him down, but how should one deal with these situations? Reply Sit nearest the door! Your personal safety is the first consideration so, if you have to meet this [...]
Criminal Offences
Although we may be able to handle fluently a workplace disciplinary issue, an incident of criminal behaviour can leave us floundering, especially if the police become involved. Can we still discipline the employee? What if we dismiss but a court subsequently finds him not guilty? What if he is in custody? And do we have [...]
Investigation – a critical stage in the disciplinary process
What is the first thing that you do if an employee does something that you feel warrants disciplinary action? The answer had better be “conduct an investigation” otherwise you need to go into the dunce’s corner. Investigation, you see, is so important and indeed is at the heart of the discipline process. Fail to do [...]
HR problems page
Who manages appeals? I am told that, if I discipline an employee who subsequently lodges an appeal, someone else should hear the appeal. Is that so? If so, how do I cope. I am the Managing Director of a small family firm, I handle all discipline issues, and there is nobody else. Reply Ideally that [...]
Disciplinary Appeals
An important element of British law is the right of individuals who have been subjected to a sanction or other disadvantage by authority to appeal if they believe that they have been treated improperly. Indeed most people would consider this a critical requirement of natural justice. Whatever, it certainly forms an important part of the [...]
