Participants will acquire practical skills and knowledge to chair and initiate disciplinary proceedings in the context of the client’s disciplinary procedure.
I have aimed the one-day programme at managers who already have experience in conducting disciplinary proceedings.
Training Outcomes
· Purpose of a fair disciplinary hearing
· The requirements of fair procedure
· The requirements of substantive fairness
· The procedure for minor transgressions
· The procedure for major transgressions
· The roles and responsibilities of disciplinary enquiry participants
· The basics of evidence applicable in a disciplinary enquiry
· How to question witnesses
· How a fair decision of “guilty” or “ not guilty” is made
· How a fair sanction is determined
· How to prepare for a disciplinary enquiry
· How to participate in an appeal hearing
· How to deal fairly with poor work performance
· How to apply the client’s disciplinary procedure
Participants
Supervisors and managers who initiate and chair disciplinary enquiries