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When can you refuse an employee’s companion?

by Anna Denton | Jun 8, 2017 | Right to be accompanied

You may recall that in 2013 an Employment Appeal Tribunal decided that as the companion chosen by an individual to attend with them at a grievance meeting or disciplinary hearing (a fellow colleague or a trade union official), the employer was not entitled to refuse...

When can you stop an employee bringing someone to a meeting?

by admin | Oct 3, 2013 | Articles, Right to be accompanied

    Workers have the statutory right to reasonably request to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing. The first thing to note is that your meeting needs to be one at which some kind of disciplinary outcome will be arrived at or decision made...

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