A grievance or disciplinary issue has landed on your desk: what should an employer do first?
What to establish before deciding what should happen to an employee, from preserving evidence to choosing the right process.
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An employee has raised a safeguarding concern: when does an HR issue become a regulatory issue?
How to identify immediate risk, external obligations and the point where a workplace concern becomes a safeguarding or regulatory matter.
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You’ve received a lawyer’s letter: what should a business do before responding?
What to check before responding, when to stop handling it internally, and how to avoid making the position worse through rushed correspondence.
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Suspending an employee: when is it appropriate, and when can it make things worse?
Why suspension should control a real risk rather than punish an allegation, and what employers should consider before sending someone home.
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The problem employee or the problem process? Five signs an employment issue is becoming unnecessarily risky
Five signs that an employment issue is being made riskier by the process being used to manage it.
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When should a small business bring in outside support rather than handling a dispute internally?
How to recognise when internal handling is costing more than outside support, in time, resources, objectivity and risk.
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