Employment Matters - May 2012

Welcome to the May 2012 edition

Hello again from Clarke Willmott LLP's Employment and HR Consultancy team and welcome to another edition of Employment Matters.

In this issue we explore whether it is possible to discipline an employee twice for the same offence and a selection of employment law questions commonly asked by our clients.

For further information on any of the topics in this month's Employment Matters, please contact a member of the Employment and HR team.

As ever, we welcome your feedback and if you would like to see a particular area or topic featured in future issues, please let us know by emailing rachel.white@clarkewillmott.com.

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Skeletons in the closet - discovering gross misconduct after agreeing to make a payment in-lieu of notice

Can an employer withhold a payment in-lieu of notice it has agreed to pay an employee after later discovering an employee had committed gross misconduct?...

Second thoughts - Can an employee be re-disciplined for the same offence?

If an employer later concludes that a disciplinary sanction it gave an employee was not sufficient, can it put the employee through a second disciplinary and escalate the sanction?...

Your Questions Answered

In this month's issue we explore some of the employment law questions often asked by our clients and provide guidance on these issues.

Who can accompany an employee to a disciplinary and grievance hearing?

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When should a compromise agreement be signed?

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And finally...

Thought for the month

It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn't matter who gets the credit.
- Unknown

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