Disciplinary & Grievances

An Employer's Guide to Grievance Procedures (UK Guide)

Employers must maintain a documented ACAS-compliant grievance procedure (informal first, then formal with hearing, written decision, and impartial appeal) to handle employee complaints about unfair treatment, bullying, pay, etc., and avoid costly tri...

Employers must maintain a documented ACAS-compliant grievance procedure (informal first, then formal with hearing, written decision, and impartial app...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley20 March 2026

An employer's guide to disciplinary processes & procedures

Employers should address employee misconduct informally where possible to maintain relationships but must escalate to formal disciplinary procedures—w...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley6 February 2026

What is a Disciplinary Hearing?

A disciplinary hearing is a formal meeting to address serious employee misconduct, preceded by a full investigation and a detailed invitation letter o...

Andrew Willis19 December 2025

Disciplinary procedures in the workplace

When running a business, you will need to deal with issues from time to time. There are several reasons that may lead to the need for disciplinary ac...

Andrew Willis1 September 2025

Written warnings guide

Knowing when you need to issue a written warning to a staff member is tricky. It can be an unpleasant process but is necessary if employees are breach...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley28 March 2025

Verbal Warning at Work

From time to time, your employees may break the rules so you may need to issue a verbal warning at work. These tend to be quick conversations that add...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley12 October 2022

Grievances in the Workplace

If an employee wants to raise a grievance at work, you must take it seriously. Whether you think it's valid or not, it could negatively affect your em...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley1 July 2022

What is Summary Dismissal in the UK?

Occasionally, one of your employees may breach your internal conduct policy. An act of gross misconduct will normally result in instant dismissal, ref...

Andrew Willis17 September 2020

[Mythbuster] Halloween is a Nightmare for Company Productivity

Mythbuster – I Can’t Discipline Employees for their Actions Outside of Work

This myth is particularly prevalent—which is surprising, considering the amount of highly-publicised cases that have proven it to be false. Time and t...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley26 February 2019