How do I handle when alleged criminal offences arise in the workplace?


Niall McSorley writes:


All employers are aware of the requirements when disciplining employees, since they obtained statutory recognition in the Employment (NI) Order (Dispute Resolution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004. The requirements being that;

• The allegations are investigated;
• The employee must be informed of the allegations in writing;
• There must be a disciplinary hearing, at which the employee has a write to be accompanied by a work colleague or trade union representative;
• The employee must receive written confirmation of the outcome;
• The employee must receive a right to appeal.

Case law has expanded upon the detail of these requirements.

One issue appears from a recent case to be topical