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Have a gut feeling that employee is in breach of confidentiality

I have a gut feeling that one of my employees is in breach of confidentiality. Is this a sufficient amount of proof to start the disciplinary procedure?

Head chef garnering complaints

I held an informal hearing with my employee, who is a head chef, to hear about the complaints he has been receiving. He is fully qualified and trained but lately he just doesn’t seem to care about his work and his attitude is very negative. I have not been happy with his performances lately as one particular complaint involved me having to compensate 30 out of 40 people in one party, a potential wedding dinner and a full party of 15 people. He also almost served aubergines to a guest who had been noted as having a severe allergy and only the intervention of another employee prevented this. His actions have cost the company approximately £10,000. The complaints are basic matters and are more related to his conduct than performance. What should I do?

Helping an employee off work with anxiety

An employee of mine has been off sick for a couple of weeks now with anxiety. I have been assured that it is not work-related. In the contract it states that I reserve the right to pay statutory sick pay only, but I have been paying my employee full pay up until now. If the sickness continues I would like to switch to statutory sick pay, as it is discretionary. I am looking to approach my employee and request consent to contact my employee’s GP as I am looking to see whether there is anything I can do to facilitate my employees return back to work. What should I do about this situation?

Hiring agency worker as full-time member of staff

An employee from another company that does work for our company will soon become a full-time employee for our company. Since he has worked for us through the other company previously, is there anything I need to do regarding a break between the employments?

Hit by car on mini roundabout

I sustained an accident on a mini roundabout. I had established my right of way when another car came from my left and pulled out, knocking me off my bike and hitting me from the left hand side. What should I do about this situation?