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Employee enabled customer to steal money from till

I dismissed my employee for allowing a member of public to lean over and point to notes in a till and also for allowing the customer to take money out of her hand, count out the change and hand the money back. This caused a £270 discrepancy. The employee did not know this. I then dismissed her for not following correct till procedures. Was I correct in doing this?

Employee facing disciplinary has resigned

I had an informal meeting yesterday with an employee who is facing claims of gross misconduct in relation to her falling asleep at work, failing to complete records on time and an allegation of falsifying records. I was advised to invite the employee to a disciplinary hearing and sent a letter informing her so. Today I have received a letter of resignation from this employee. There is no evidence of a date regarding the length of notice. What action should I take now?

Employee failed to attend management meeting

An employee has returned to work after sick leave; she failed to attend a management meeting of which she was aware of with no reason given. I was about to invite her to investigative meeting on other issues. What should I do?

Employee failing to attend after handing in notice

One of my employees has handed in her notice as she has found another job. Her performance since handing in her notice has deteriorated and she is not following procedures. She has gone off sick but has not followed the correct sickness reporting procedures. I would like to use the threat of providing a bad reference, as my employee just does not care anymore because she is leaving the organisation. I have not received a reference request yet.

Employee failing to provide medical evidence of depression

My employee has been off sick with depression for roughly the last 3 months. I received a sick note which was backdated since the middle period of his absence. Since then I have not received any further sick notes. He has also failed to attend the occupational health appointment, which is contractual. What action should I take?