Disciplinary

How to Carry Out a Disciplinary Investigation

If your business finds itself in the situation where it has to hold a disciplinary hearing, then you’ll need to hold an investigation prior to that. It’s an essential part of the process.

Can an Employee Appeal Against a Disciplinary?

Read this guide on dealing with disciplinary appeal processes. And how to manage appeals raised by your employees.

How Long Does a Verbal Warning Last?

In this guide, we’ll look at the rules on verbal warnings, using formal, and informal warnings; and the how to stay on the right side of the law legal rules when actioning one against an employee.

How Much Notice for a Disciplinary Hearing?

Disciplinary procedures can be difficult to get right on account of their complex nature.

What is Disciplinary Action?

Businesses often work hard to ensure their employees work effectively in the workplace. But sometimes an employee’s behaviour can interfere with this.

Suspending an Employee

In this guide, we'll look at what being suspended from work means, different reasons for it, and how to manage employee suspension.

EHRC steps in to enforce new sexual harassment laws

After being found by an employment tribunal to have failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of an employee, retailer Lidl GB (Lidl Great Britain Limited) has now signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

Scottish finance director filed £1.5m in false VAT returns

The finance director of a century-old Scottish agricultural machinery business has been banned after under-declaring VAT to HMRC by more than £1.5m

One in five SMEs struggle to pay tax bills

Nearly 500,000 SMEs have missed tax payment deadlines in the past three years with 19% admitting to missing five or more in the past 12 months.

Polish woman created business purely for £50k fraud

Fake Greggs manager jailed for £710k baker fraud

A fraudster who claimed to be the area manager for 32 Greggs bakeries to claim Covid support funds designated for small business support has been jailed for four years

Barbershops raided in joint NCA HMRC raid

Hundreds of barbers, vape shops and nail bars have been raided by officers from the National Crime Agency, HMRC and the police in a joint crackdown