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Click to show the answer Are employers under an obligation to have a disciplinary procedure and rules in place?

Click to show the answer Which areas should be covered in a company's disciplinary rules?

Click to show the answer Should employers have written rules on work-related social events?

Click to show the answer Does the new dispute resolution legislation that was introduced on 1 October affect employees with less than one year's service?

Click to show the answer Is it safe to dismiss an employee with less than a year's service without following a proper disciplinary procedure?

Click to show the answer Will invoking the company disciplinary procedure be the best means of dealing with all instances of absence and poor performance?

Click to show the answer Are there circumstances in which an employer can suspend without pay pending a disciplinary hearing?

Click to show the answer Where an employer suspects that an employee is working under the influence of alcohol, what action can it take?

Click to show the answer Can an employer invite an employee to attend a disciplinary hearing while the employee is on sick leave?

Click to show the answer Do workers have the right to be accompanied at disciplinary hearings?

Click to show the answer For the purpose of the right to be accompanied how is a disciplinary or grievance hearing defined?

Click to show the answer Who can be chosen as a companion at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answer Must an employer permit a 16 or 17 year old to be accompanied by a parent at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answer Where an employer recognises one union can a worker ask to be accompanied by an official of another union at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answer Where an employee chooses to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing by a union official, is the official required to be qualified or trained in this role?

Click to show the answer Does a fellow worker have the right to time off to act as a companion at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answer What is the companion's role at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answer Can a worker and union representative agree that the representative will answer all questions put to the worker at a disciplinary hearing?

Click to show the answer What happens if the companion is not available at the time chosen for a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answer What redress is available if an employer fails to permit a worker to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

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