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Dismissing staff and redundancies

Find out about resignations, dismissals, disciplinaries and redundancy pay.

  1. Dismissing staff

    How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing.

  2. Handling an employee's grievance

    Guidance on grievance procedures, and decisions and appeals following a grievance hearing.

  3. Handling staff resignations

    Information on the procedures to follow when handling staff resignations.

  4. Making staff redundant

    Guidance on managing staff redundancies, including compulsory and non-compulsory, consultation and staff pay.

  5. Taking disciplinary action against an employee

    Disciplinary rules and procedures to deal with poor performance and conduct

  6. Whistleblowing

    ‘Whistleblowing’ is when a worker reports suspected wrongdoing at work.

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