Employment law - Disciplinary, capability and dismissal

Letter to external mediatorIt's important to carefully choose an external mediator.  Our letter to external mediator is designed to elicit key information that will assist you in making your choice.External appointmentDisputes that look likely to res... Read more

External witness statement request letterIf, during a disciplinary investigation, it transpires that there were external witnesses, then as part of a good investigation you should endeavour to obtain witness statements from them. Use our external wit... Read more

Letter enclosing workplace companion confidentiality agreement Where you require a workplace companion to a disciplinary or grievance hearing to sign a confidentiality agreement, use our covering letter to issue that document to them.Statutory rightA... Read more

Letter lifting suspensionWhere an employee has been suspended on pay in a case where you believed them to have committed an act of very serious or gross misconduct, after investigation you might find there is, in fact, no case to answer. In this case... Read more

Letter inviting employee to mediationIf you want to try to resolve a workplace dispute through mediation, provisionally appoint a mediator and then use our letter inviting employee to mediation to set the process in motion.  However, be aware that m... Read more

Workplace companion confidentiality agreement Where a worker requests to be accompanied to a disciplinary or grievance hearing, use our workplace companion confidentiality agreement. It sets out the extent of the companion's role and your requirements... Read more

Witness statement recordWhen conducting a disciplinary investigation, in many cases you will need to interview witnesses and ask them to provide witness statements. Use our witness statement record to assist your employees in the provision of their s... Read more

Mediation policyIf you have a dispute with an employee, one option is for it to be resolved through mediation. Our mediation policy advises employees of the existence of mediation as a method of resolving workplace disputes.Mediation definedMediation... Read more