Disciplinary&grievance procedures

Back to school already? Ian Smith sets out some instructive lessons from the courts on the definition of a worker, the conduct of disciplinary hearings, & the perils of making a mistake

The dispute over football celebrity Gary Lineker’s tweets captured the public imagination and backfired spectacularly on the BBC, but what if Lineker had been an employee? In this week’s NLJ, Charles Pigott, professional support lawyer, Mills & Reeve, looks into whether employers have rights to restrict their employee’s tweets or other private expressions of opinion.

Are employers entitled to restrict their employees’ private expression of opinions online or elsewhere? Charles Pigott examines freedom of speech & workplace censorship

Wearing too many hats? In this month’s brief, Ian Smith addresses the confirmation of the rule against multiple employers, lingering COVID fears at work, & civil proceedings orders

Legal regulators are considering tougher rules on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) following a series of controversies in recent years. 

The Met has been exposed by the Casey Review as having ‘a poisoned culture that has become endemic’, writes NLJ columnist Jon Robins in this week’s issue. 

How much change will the fire & rehire code deliver? Charles Pigott assesses the government’s draft code of practice

In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith breaks new ground courtesy of the Court of Appeal & navigates some tricky traps for unwary employees

The House of Commons Library has published guidance on 5 March 2023 on how constituents can contact their MPs to complain about personal conduct of judicial office holders and about courts, judges and legal professionals.

The ‘public interest’ justification for the right of any individual to bring disciplinary proceedings against any solicitor disappeared a long time ago, says John Gould