Frampler
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Employment law is my specialism: my advice would be to avoid making a song and dance of things, particularly if you have been with the employer under 2 years. Instead, simply say that you didn't expect a disciplinary sanction to come out of what felt like more of an informal chat. At any future disciplinary hearings, you have the right to be accompanied by a trade union official or a colleague - if you suspect a meeting could result in a verbal warning, ask in advance if you should bring a colleague. If they say no, they've tied their hands in terms of taking disciplinary action.
Although your disciplinary procedures may well be contractual, you would have a very hard time showing any financial loss resulting from a verbal warning, so forget about suing for breach of contract. It's only doctors whose careers are on the line for malpractice who bring contract claims over disciplinary procedures - they cost tens of thousands of pounds before you even get to court.
Although your disciplinary procedures may well be contractual, you would have a very hard time showing any financial loss resulting from a verbal warning, so forget about suing for breach of contract. It's only doctors whose careers are on the line for malpractice who bring contract claims over disciplinary procedures - they cost tens of thousands of pounds before you even get to court.
