Documents related to 'Future litigation assistance letter'
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Letter to arrange witness statement for employment tribunalWhere a current or former employee has agreed to give evidence on your behalf in your defence of an employment tribunal claim, you should get their witness statement prepared at an early stag... Read more
14 Jun 2024
Request to witness to attend disciplinary hearingIn some cases, it might be reasonable to invite a witness to attend a disciplinary hearing to give their evidence and answer questions in person. You can use our letter to do this.Acas Code of Practice... Read more
05 Mar 2021
Letter reconvening disciplinary hearing after adjournmentOccasionally, it may be necessary for a disciplinary hearing to be adjourned where new information comes to light during it. Where this happens, the hearing will then need to be reconvened.Adjo... Read more
09 Jun 2023
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
01 Oct 2012
Letter to doctor seeking advice on whether employee fit to attend a disciplinary hearingIf an employee has been signed off sick during the disciplinary process, whilst you will probably tolerate the absence for a short period of time, there will come... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Letter to accompany settlement agreementOnce you have negotiated a settlement with the employee in principle, you will need to draft an agreement and give it to them with a covering letter explaining the requirement that they seek independent legal a... Read more
12 May 2023
Notice of disciplinary appeal hearingIf you deny an employee the right to appeal against a disciplinary sanction or dismissal, you will be acting unfairly and in breach of the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. Use our no... Read more
11 Jun 2021
Time off to give witness evidence letterWhere an employee requests time off work so that they can give evidence as a witness in court or tribunal proceedings, you'll need to deal with that request, which you can do using our letter.Time offWhere an em... Read more
11 Nov 2022
Consent to medical report follow up letterUse our letter where an employee has either declined to consent to your seeking a medical report on them or to its subsequent disclosure to you by their doctor. The sanction is that you may have no choice but... Read more
24 May 2018
Notification of disciplinary hearingIf you want to take disciplinary action against an employee, the first step is to write to them setting out the allegations and requiring their attendance at a formal disciplinary hearing. Our notification of disci... Read more
11 Sep 2023
