Conducting a Disciplinary Hearing: How to Write a Book in Four Weeks

The business world moves fast. Small employers face unique challenges, especially with disciplinary matters. This book gives you the knowledge and tools to conduct disciplinary hearings well. By focusing on protecting your business and ensuring legal compliance, it’s an investment in your company’s future. It helps you avoid the pitfalls that can cause costly legal disputes and harm your reputation.

Perfect for small employers, you will:

• Grasp the key legal rules for disciplinary proceedings (they protect your business from the risk of lawsuits).

• Equip yourself to prepare fully for a hearing, and approach it with confidence and authority.

• Learn the best practices for running hearings well, to ensure fair, clear, and defensible outcomes.

• Understand how to make a decision that you can defend in front of a tribunal.

• Master the process after the disciplinary hearing. Do this so that you can keep a positive work environment and stop issues from happening again.

Daniel Barnett is a leading HR and employment law barrister at Chambers in central London, with 30 years of advising and representing SMEs and large organisations in employment disputes.