10 Right to be accompanied
Employment Relations Act 1999 (1999 c 26) | Legislation

Disciplinary and grievance hearings

10  Right to be accompanied

(1)     This section applies where a worker—

(a)     is required or invited by his employer to attend a disciplinary or grievance hearing, and

(b)     reasonably requests to be accompanied at the hearing.

[(2A)     Where this section applies, the employer must permit the worker to be accompanied at the hearing by one companion who—

(a)     is chosen by the worker; and

(b)     is within subsection (3).

(2B)     The employer must permit the worker's companion to—

(a)     address the hearing in order to do any or all of the following—

(i)     put the worker's case;

(ii)

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Specific performance of property agreements

If a party to a property agreement fails to comply with its obligations, the other party may wish to apply for an order for specific performance. Specific performance is an equitable, discretionary remedy which, if granted, compels a party to perform a contractual obligation. This Practice Note

LEXISNEXIS

Transferred malice

Transferred maliceThe principle of transferred maliceIf a person has a malicious intent towards X and, in carrying out that intent, injures Y, he is guilty of an offence. So, if D shoots at A with intent to kill him but kills B by mistake it is murder; the mistake as to the identity of the victim is

LEXISNEXIS

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO SCHEMES ENTERING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME FROM 1 JANUARY 2012.Where a scheme, its employer(s) and individual members have satisfied the criteria for eligibility into the Financial Assistance Scheme

LEXISNEXIS

Defects liability period and rectification of defects

Defects liability period and rectification of defectsIt is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most construction contracts require the contractor to return to site to rectify (also known as ‘make good’) defects which arise or are discovered during a