Best Employment Solicitors in East Grinstead

𝗧’𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆)... The office Christmas Party can be a great way to reward employees for their hard work, but how are things handled when something goes wrong? What happens if an employee behaves in an inappropriate manner? The Party may not be on company premises, but employees are still bound by the same rules that they would be during their working hours. One of the more popular topics in Employment Tribunals is claims relating to events at the Office Christmas party. So how is any fallout fairly handled? Follow these steps: • 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 - recollections might be fuzzy. This means it's important to gather all the facts. Consider holding investigation meetings to enable a balanced impression of events. Consider looking at CCTV, videos or photos that exist from the night. • 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 - don’t treat one staff member differently to another. If different sanctions are being issued, an ability to justify the reasons why will be paramount. • 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 - consistency isn’t only important in the outcome, it’s also important in the way allegations are treated. It can be easy to shrug misconduct off as blowing off steam at the end of a busy work period, but to avoid possible tribunal claims, allegations must be treated as seriously as you would at any other time.