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On Thursday 8 May 2025, the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered the Thompson Foundation Lecture on “Employment law and the fundamental right to security”
Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice
Your employer could start formal disciplinary action against you if they…
Your employer should put their disciplinary procedure in writing, and make…
Your employer should not take any disciplinary action before meeting with…
If you think disciplinary action taken against you is unfair you can…
When a disciplinary issue is being looked into you might be suspended from…
There are several organisations that could give you advice about…
Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
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