How To Sack Employees
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788776819590
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Overview of the Ebook; title: 1.1. Introduction; title: 1.2. The legal framework; title: 1.3. The reasonable employer; title: 1.4. Standards and rules; title: 1.5. Capability and conduct; title: 1.6. First steps; title: 1.7. The investigation; title: 1.8. Preparation for a disciplinary hearing; title: 1.9. Handling the disciplinary hearing; title: 1.10. Sanctions; title: 1.11. Appeals; title: 1.12. Grievances raised during the discipline process; title: 2. The legal framework; title: 2.1. Introduction; title: 2.2. ACAS Code of Practice 1; title: 2.3. ACAS: fairness; title: 2.4. ACAS: disciplinary process; title: 2.5. Legal representation; title: 3. The reasonable employer; title: 3.1. Introduction; title: 3.2. Characteristics of the reasonable employer; title: 4. Standards and rules; title: 4.1. Introduction; title: 4.2. Standards; title: 4.3. Rules; title: 5. Capability and conduct; title: 5.1. Introduction; title: 5.2. Capability (‘Can’t’); title: 5.3. Poor work performance; title: 5.4. Ill health; title: 5.5. Conduct (Won’t’); title: 6. First steps; title: 6.1. Introduction; title: 6.2. How to handle an informal discussion; title: 6.3. Informavl v formal discussions; title: 6.4. Tips; title: 7. The investigation; title: 7.1. Introduction; title: 7.2. How to carry out an investigation; title: 7.3. Investigation checklist; title: 7.4. Witnesses; title: 7.5. Suspension; title: 8. Preparation for a disciplinary hearing; title: 8.1. Introduction; title: 8.2. Right to be accompanied; title: 9. Chairing the disciplinary hearing; title: 9.1. Introduction; title: 9.2. Disciplinary hearing checklist; title: 9.3. Possible pitfalls; title: 10. Sanctions; title: 10.1. Introduction; title: 10.2. Is the sanction a ‘reasonable response’?; title: 10.3. Make the right to dismiss very clear; title: 10.4. Factors to consider in reaching a decision; title: 10.5. Totting up; title: 10.6. Expired warnings; title: 10.7. Formal warnings; title: 10.8. Date of dismissal; title: 10.9. Dismissal by letter; title: 10.10. Improvement; title: 11. Appeals; title: 11.1. Introduction; title: 11.2. Appeal procedure; title: 11.3. Hearing an appeal; title: 12. Grievances raised during the discipline process; title: 12.1. Introduction; title: 12.2. Overlapping discipline and grievances