Category: Employment Law Procedures and Policies
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Teacher Refused Judicial Review in High Court Seeking to Stop Disciplinary Case Against Her
Are you a teacher? A recent decision of the High Court may be of interest to you as it involved a teacher commencing High Court legal proceedings as a consequence of being asked to attend a disciplinary hearing. Background The allegation against the teacher concerned her conduct towards school staff including the school Principal. The…
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Workplace Investigation and Disciplinary-the Danger of an Overemphasis on Looking for Imperfections in the Procedure
Dmitri was suspended from work for allegedly assaulting a colleague. Susan was suspended on pay while an investigation was being carried out into approximately half a dozen allegations of misconduct. When they came to me for advice they were very much focused on the procedure adopted by the employer to date. Too focused, in my…
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The Small Employer Under Pressure from a Surprising Source
Peter and Betty have a small business and never expected this. But they feel stressed and pressurised from a most unexpected source: their new employee. They have been in business for 17 years and never had any problems with staff. Yes, there was the occasional, infrequent dispute or argument but nothing that amounted to anything…