Workplace disciplinary investigations require careful handling. Employers who fail to act fairly are likely to face financial consequences. That was certainly so in the case of a property manager who was ambushed at an investigatory meeting and left feeling like she had been subjected to a police interrogation.

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Employers who are ignorant of the legal protections afforded to pregnant women and mothers in the workplace can expect to be penalised. A company that posted a P45 to a worker after learning of her pregnancy later learned the consequences as they were ordered to pay her more than £20,000 in damages. Continue reading →