The Disciplinary Process | knowing when and how to take action
Tackling staff issues isn’t always straightforward.
Handled poorly, disciplinaries can be time-consuming, stressful, and costly. They can damage employee relations, waste valuable management time, and expose your business to legal and financial risk.
Join WorkNest’s Employment Law and HR experts for this free, 60-minute webinar as they explain when disciplinary action is appropriate – and when it might not be – and how to run an HR investigation, in clear, practical terms. Perfect for busy employers and HR professionals who want expert help managing issues confidently, fairly, and with minimal disruption to the business.
9 December, 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
What we'll cover
If disciplinaries are becoming a drain on your time and resources, or you’re unsure how to manage them compliantly, this session is for you.
Join Employment Law Advisers Pete Sewell and Alannah Foulkes who will explain when disciplinary action is appropriate – and when it’s not – and outline what a fair and compliant process should look like. You’ll also gain insight into the common pitfalls that lead to costly mistakes and discover how you can make the process smoother, quicker, and lower risk.
You'll get clear guidance on:
- When formal disciplinary action is (and isn’t) required
- How to distinguish between informal and formal procedures
- What amounts to gross misconduct
- How to follow a fair and compliant disciplinary process
- Common challenges and unexpected curveballs
Have a question?
If you have a specific query in mind, please submit it when you register – our experts will aim to address as many as possible at the end of the session.
Can't make the live session?
No problem – register anyway and we’ll send you the on-demand recording along with a suite of helpful resources to prepare your organisation for employment law updates.
Register for our free session
Online course: Managing Difficult Conversations
24 March - 9:30am - 1:00pm
Join our open course for the tools and techniques you need to approach challenging work conversations with confidence.
This course identifies the types of difficult conversations managers may face and explores constructive tools and techniques to deal with common management challenges. Through discussions and activities, we identify what makes a conversation difficult, how to address it, and ways to increase the chances of a positive outcome.
Webinar review
“Having attended a few WorkNest webinars, I am always impressed with the no-nonsense, well-balanced guidance they provide. Their advice gives me confidence to deal with situations that may arise in an appropriate way and the fact that they follow up with answers to all the questions posed during the webinar is an added bonus.”
Mary Greig, Scaled Solutions
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Our Employment Law clients are nearly four times less likely to face a Tribunal claim compared to the national average, and almost twice as likely to successfully defend one.
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Together, our experts have over 1,500 years’ collective experience of supporting organisations with their compliance, so you can be sure you’re in safe hands.
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Our clients range from small businesses with fewer than 50 staff at a single location, through to large household names employing thousands of people at multiple sites across the UK. Whatever your size or sector, we have solutions to suit your needs.
