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Q: An employee has been off sick with depression for numerous months. They have refused access to their medical reports. What should I do?
A: Attempt to make contact with them and explain your reasons for wanting the access. Make it clear that it is in their best interests to provide these details in order to facilitate their return to work, and determine any adjustments needed.
I dismissed an employee without notice and classed it as gross misconduct – an appeal meeting was held but the dismissal still stands. I am prepared to pay him four weeks’ notice as per contract. I did not hold an investigatory meeting before treating it as an instant dismissal, so I put through a disciplinary hearing. Would I be exposing myself to the risk of a claim if it is classified as serious misconduct rather than gross misconduct? I do not want this to go down as gross misconduct.
read moreMy employee only works a couple of hours a week and she is failing in her work. Am I able to dismiss her quickly due to the number of her hours?
read moreMy employee's conduct lately has not been satisfactory. He has turned up late on a few occasions, has not turned up to work on another day and, when I asked him to stay behind to discuss this, he was abusive and swore at me. I had a meeting with my employee to discuss his behaviour and he admitted swearing and shouting. I would like to suspend him, how do I go about doing this?
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