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Click to show the answerWhat is a "reasonable" request by a worker to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answerIs a fellow worker or trade union official obliged to accept a request to accompany a worker at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answerDoes a worker have to be a union member to request to be accompanied by a trade union official at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answerWhat can an employer do if it is concerned about the costs of making reasonable adjustments that would enable it to recruit a disabled person?

Click to show the answerShould an employer that does not have disabled employees concern itself with good practice in disability?

Click to show the answerIf the employer lowers a disabled employee's targets, should it also reduce his or her bonus and end-of-year rating?

Click to show the answerIf an employee who has been diagnosed with diabetes requests to work from home, does the employer have to agree to his or her request?

Click to show the answerWhat reasonable adjustments could an employer consider if it employs a member of staff with a disability that fluctuates?

Click to show the answerCan a job applicant be rejected for employment on the grounds that he or she is, or is not, a member of a trade union?

Click to show the answerWhat does consultation during a redundancy process mean?

Click to show the answerShould an employer have a redundancy information and consultation policy?

Click to show the answerWhy should senior managers take responsibility for information and consultation during a collective redundancy process?

Click to show the answerWhen consulting during a collective redundancy process, which communication processes should be used?

Click to show the answerIn a collective redundancy situation, what should the workforce be consulted about?

Click to show the answer What should an employer do if it cannot accept proposals made by trade union or employee representatives during a collective redundancy procedure?

Click to show the answerIs there a specific timescale for holding a disciplinary appeal hearing?

Click to show the answerOn what grounds can an employee appeal a disciplinary decision?

Click to show the answerIs an employee required to submit an appeal against a disciplinary decision in writing?

Click to show the answerHow should the employer respond if an employee appeals a disciplinary decision but does not set out the grounds for the appeal?

Click to show the answerHow can an employee challenge a decision to suspend him or her pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation?


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