Under s.10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999, workers have the right to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing. For these purposes "disciplinary hearing" and "grievance hearing" are defined as follows.
| Disciplinary hearing |
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A hearing that could result in:
- the administration of a formal warning
- the taking of some other action (for example suspension without pay, demotion or dismissal)
- the confirmation of a warning or some other action
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Informal meetings and meetings to investigate an issue are not disciplinary hearings
A grievance hearing could relate to a common law or statutory duty |
| Grievance hearing |
| A hearing concerning the performance of a duty by the employer in relation to the worker |
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