Wrigleys' Essential Employment Guide - The Disciplinary Process Part 3

Part three - Appeals.

All employees have the right to appeal any decision made at the end of a disciplinary process. This right to appeal extends to both the decision to uphold or not uphold an allegation as well as to the sanction.

Therefore, an employee could appeal on the basis that they accept the decision to uphold an allegation of misconduct, but they do not accept the sanction applied (e.g. they think they should have received a written warning as opposed to a final written warning based on the disciplinary policy or because the decision is inconsistent with a similar matter the employer decided differently).

Employers should always begin a response to a disciplinary appeal process by reminding themselves of their own disciplinary policy and the ACAS Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures. If you haven't already got your own disciplinary policy, subscribers to Wrigleys HR Response service have access to a template policy, if one is