Discipline, dismissal and grievances
In December 2000, the States debated and approved a report and proposition from the Employment and Social Services Committee entitled "Employment Legislation". It was agreed that employment legislation should be brought forward in two phases. Legislation on Unfair Dismissal is included in Phase 1, and comes into effect on July 1st 2005.
To assist employers to develop fair procedures, we have developed a Code of Practice , approved by the Employment and Social Security Committee, that will be referred to by the Tribunal in determining whether dismissals were reasonable.
In accordance with good practice, employers should develop discipline and grievance procedures to ensure fairness in the workplace. The information below is intended to help in the introduction of good practice.
Reference to the UK is made in the information given below, on occasions, simply to explain how various issues are dealt with elsewhere or to provide examples of good practice.
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