Grievance, Discipline and Dismissals
Details
- Advise on the legal issues involved in grievance, discipline and dismissal processes
- Advise on and apply your organization’s grievance and disciplinary procedures
- Handle difficult situations in a timely, effective fashion
- Follow all aspects of best practice in grievance, discipline and dismissals.
Outline
Acas Code of Practice: Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures
- The procedure
- The guidance notes
Grievance Procedures
- What the law requires
- Grievance or grumble?
- understanding and applying your organization’s procedures
- conducting investigations
Disciplinary Procedures
- Legal requirements
- Understanding and applying your organization’s procedures
- Conducting investigations/witness statements/anonymity
- Conducting the disciplinary hearing
- Acting ‘fairly’ and ‘reasonably’
- Natural justice
- The right to be accompanied (and by whom)
- The appeals procedure and its importance
A Practical Approach to Common Issues
- Handling poor performers
- Managing absence; short and long-term
- Dealing with misconduct; in and out of work
- Dealing with bullying and harassment issues
- Misuse of social media
Dismissal
- What is wrongful, unfair and constructive dismissal?
- Potentially fair reasons for dismissal
- Dismissal procedures, including right of appeal
- Procedural flaws, the ‘no difference’ rule
- Group dismissals
- Termination payments
- Settlement agreements
Redundancy
- Definitions, selection
- Collective and individual consultation
Employment Tribunal Claims
- What are they and who can claim?
- Fees and penalties
- New tribunal rules.
TRAINING METHODOLOGY
The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.
Speaker/s
Special Offer
Schedules
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 10:00 AM — 04:00 PM |
No. of Days: | 4 |
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We are one of the leading players in the profession. Our firm, a multi-disciplinary one with highly talented, experienced and dedicated partners and staff who have experiences in different facets of working life was established in 1996 and has branches in Lagos, Enugu and Awka.
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