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Disciplinaries & Grievances

Our expert Employment Law team advises on all aspects of disciplinary and grievance procedures. Whether you are facing a workplace investigation, challenging an unfair process, or drafting policies as an employer, we ensure procedures are fair, compliant and handled in line with the Acas Code of Practice.

Our expert Employment Law team advises on all aspects of disciplinary and grievance procedures. Whether you are facing a workplace investigation, challenging an unfair process, or drafting policies as an employer, we ensure procedures are fair, compliant and handled in line with the Acas Code of Practice.

Disciplinaries & Grievances

Disciplinaries & Grievances

Our expert Employment Law team advises on all aspects of disciplinary and grievance procedures. Whether you are facing a workplace investigation, challenging an unfair process, or drafting policies as an employer, we ensure procedures are fair, compliant and handled in line with the Acas Code of Practice.

Our expert Employment Law team advises on all aspects of disciplinary and grievance procedures. Whether you are facing a workplace investigation, challenging an unfair process, or drafting policies as an employer, we ensure procedures are fair, compliant and handled in line with the Acas Code of Practice.

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Disciplinary & Grievance Expertise You Can Trust

Workplace disciplinary and grievance issues can be stressful and complex. Franklins Solicitors is a highly accredited firm, holding Lexcel and ISO 9001 certifications and our Employment Law team regularly receives 5-star client feedback. We provide proactive, practical advice and representation to both employees and employers, helping to resolve workplace disputes fairly and effectively, whether remotely or in person.

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Understanding Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures

Employers should have properly drafted disciplinary and grievance procedures in place to set out how issues are addressed. Where no procedures exist, the employer must follow the Acas Code of Practice.

  • Failure to follow proper procedures does not make a dismissal automatically unfair but may render the decision unreasonable.

  • Compensation at an Employment Tribunal can be increased by 10–25% if the Acas Code is not followed.

  • Fair and reasonable procedures are essential to ensure decisions are justifiable and defensible.

  • Failure to follow proper procedures does not make a dismissal automatically unfair but may render the decision unreasonable.

  • Compensation at an Employment Tribunal can be increased by 10–25% if the Acas Code is not followed.

  • Fair and reasonable procedures are essential to ensure decisions are justifiable and defensible.

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Our Disciplinaries & Grievances Services

Our Employment Law team supports both employees and employers with:

  • Advising on rights and entitlements

  • Preparing for disciplinary or grievance meetings

  • Representation in negotiations, hearings, or employment tribunal claims

  • Assessing whether procedures followed were fair and advising on potential claims

  • Drafting policies for employers that comply with current employment legislation and the acas code

  • Advising on rights and entitlements

  • Preparing for disciplinary or grievance meetings

  • Representation in negotiations, hearings, or employment tribunal claims

  • Assessing whether procedures followed were fair and advising on potential claims

  • Drafting policies for employers that comply with current employment legislation and the acas code

Speak to our Employment Team

Sara Marshall
Associate Partner
Associate Partner
Georgia Harris
Solicitor
Solicitor
Charlotte Dixon
Trainee Solicitor
Trainee Solicitor

If you need advice about your rights at work or support with a dispute, we are ready to help.

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Sara Marshall
Associate Partner
Associate Partner
Georgia Harris
Solicitor
Solicitor
Charlotte Dixon
Trainee Solicitor
Trainee Solicitor
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Why Choose Franklins Solicitors for
Disciplinary & Grievance Matters?

Specialist Advice

Clear guidance on both employee rights and employer obligations.

Strong Representation

Support during hearings, negotiations and tribunal proceedings.

Policy Drafting Expertise

Helping employers create compliant, practical
workplace procedures.

Fairness Focused

Ensuring processes are reasonable and defensible in line with Acas standards.

Trusted Reputation

Decades of employment law experience, accredited by Lexcel, ISO 9001 and consistent 5* client reviews.

Employment

Why Choose Franklins Solicitors for
Disciplinary & Grievance Matters?

Specialist Advice

Clear guidance on both employee rights and employer obligations.

Strong Representation

Support during hearings, negotiations and tribunal proceedings.

Policy Drafting Expertise

Helping employers create compliant, practical workplace procedures.

Fairness Focused

Ensuring processes are reasonable and defensible in line with Acas standards.

Trusted Reputation

Decades of employment law experience, accredited by Lexcel, ISO 9001 and consistent 5* client reviews.

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Disciplinaries & Grievances FAQs

Some home insurance, motor insurance or packaged bank account policies may provide legal expenses insurance. It may therefore be worth checking any existing policies you have to see if they provide legal expenses insurance that cover the type of claim you are seeking advice on.

Alternatively, if you are in the process of negotiating a Settlement Agreement with your employer, whilst it is not a strict legal requirement, many employers will offer a contribution to your legal fees in the region of £350 + VAT – £500 + VAT. It may therefore be worth discussing this with your employer to understand the value, if any, of the contribution your employer may be willing to make to your legal fees. Please do note however, this is intended to be a contribution only in most cases, rather than covering the full legal fees.

No, our fees are charged on a time spent basis, at the relevant team member’s hourly rate. You shall be provided with a fee estimate at the point of instruction, and at various points subsequently throughout your matter, as required.

Gather relevant evidence, understand your rights and consider seeking legal advice for effective representation.

Compensation awarded by a tribunal can be increased by 10–25%.

Employers must show that a dismissal was for one of five fair reasons: conduct, capability, redundancy, illegality, or some other substantial reason. Even then, they must also follow a fair and reasonable procedure.

Constructive dismissal happens when an employee resigns because their employer has breached their contract or created intolerable working conditions. Although it is technically a resignation, the law may treat it as a dismissal caused by the employer.

In most cases, yes — employees must usually have two years’ continuous service to claim unfair dismissal. However, there are exceptions for automatically unfair dismissal reasons, such as whistleblowing or dismissal linked to maternity leave, where no minimum service requirement applies.

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