Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 77704
Employment: Disciplinary Proceedings
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025
Question
Andrew Griffith
Conservative — Arundel and South Downs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of limiting worker's companions in (a) disciplinary and (b) grievance hearings on non-trade union member workers.
Answer
Kate DeardenExisting legislation aims to keep disciplinary and grievance procedures internal to the workplace. Expanding the right to be accompanied to professional bodies, including legal professionals, may reduce the prospects of amicable resolution, potentially in...
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