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Employee did not attend disciplinary hearing

My employee has failed to show up for their disciplinary hearing. How should I proceed?

Employee distressed over sickness provisions

One of my employees suffers from epilepsy and has seizures without knowing. A neurological consultant says that it is sensible for her to lift children unsupervised, but not to lift children who are under the age of 3 - 4. I informed her of this and she feels that she is being discriminated against and is worried about losing her job. She also states that she felt intimidated giving me permission to consult her doctor. I have put this supervision in place on a temporary basis but I am not sure that I can accommodate this request for a longer duration due to lack of funds. In addition, I am not particularly satisfied with the answers I have received from her doctors.

Employee doing own business work on company time

I have found a lot of material to suggest that an employee has been working on their own business during working hours. What can I do about this?

Employee driving without insurance during business hours

One of my employees has been previously warned about driving during working hours without insurance. Last weekend my employee drove without insurance by taking their own car to service users. I will get witness statements from other employees and also details of my employee's unauthorised absence. What other actions shall I take in pursuing this further?

Employee elicits many complaints from other employees

I have an employee who has had a lot of complaints from other employees saying that that she is very difficult to work with. On what grounds do I have to dismiss her?