Disciplinary/Grievance

[tequilamock]

My friend is on a disciplinary at work. This has been for 3 weeks, & there has been no correspondence from the company... How long can they do this for? Also, can he start a grievance procedure whilst on disciplinary?

Thanks

[Maydup]

Has your friend had a disciplinary meeting tequilamock?

If not then that should be requested. If he has then there might be some investigation going on but a conclusion should be reached soon. Suggest he puts a request in writing for a conclusion to the discplinary following the disciplinary meeting and that the lack of progress is causing him anxiety.

There's nothing stopping anyone starting a grievance whist this is pending unless it is in defence of the disciplinary in which case take it to the meeting.

[tequilamock]

Many thanks! No - he hasn't had a meeting yet. I will pass this info on to him. Thanks again

[boxtops]

When you say he's on a disciplinary, what do you mean - has he been suspended while they investigate something?

[buildersmate]

He should have received a letter from the employer (and normally he would have been told the same, prior to being sent home) that he has been suspended on full pay, pending an internal investigation into the circumstances. As part of the investigation, he should be invited to an investigatory interview (which is not the disciplinary interview and it happens beforehand) for the employer to hear his side of the thing that they are investigating.
3 weeks is not necessarily a long time - it is not unknown for public sector employers to have employees on 6 months paid suspension whilst they phaff about investigating. However he could contact the HR department for an update if he wishes.

[tequilamock]

Yes - he is suspended pending investigation...

[factor-fiction]

There seem to quite a few issues a your place of work, tequilamock. Have you decided what to do about your own grievance?

[tequilamock]

Yes, there are. Two at the moment - with more to follow apparently.

I have updated the other thread about my situation.

[woofgang]

The other thing that your friend should request and cannot be refused is a copy of the firm's disciplinary process policy and procedure. This will list the various stages and timescales which apply. he should also ask for a copy of the grievance procedure P and P as well so he can be sure that his won't be voided by a technicality, again this cannot be refused.

[tequilamock]

Do you know.... when this bully Manager put my friend on this suspension (which he's telling everyone is a disciplinary) he TOOK HIS CONTRACT off him! Of course, my friend shouldn't have given him it, but I understand why he did when this nasty guy is standing over him - demanding!

[woofgang]

okay in that case, while requiring copies of of the relevant P and P's he should also be requiring a copy of his contract and Y and c of employment and explaining why he needs it. Not to rub it in but for anyone else reading this, I have ALWAYS taken at least one photocopy of my contract and kept it at work, keeping the original at home.

[woofgang]

not "y and c" but T and C, terms and conditions.

[tequilamock]

Thanks. Of course, I still have my contract, so my friend has access to that...