Discipline and grievance

Disputes, under performance, absence and misconduct. These ‘employee relations’ issues occur in even the most harmonious workplaces and they need to be managed carefully but decisively.

Managing employee relations is not a nice part of being an employer and it also comes with a variety of legal risks; unfair dismissal and discrimination claims being top of the list. A bad experience can be expensive and can have reputational consequences.

We will give you the best advice depending on your circumstances. We will:

  • explain the law,
  • agree objectives with you,
  • design a plan to achieve the objectives, assist you with the implementation of the plan (investigations, report writing, letter drafting, scripts etc), and
  • support you with a responsive advisory service throughout the process.

We have lots of experience of advising managers on difficult evidential disputes and complex or unusual procedural challenges, including police and regulatory investigations.