Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 77704

Employment: Disciplinary Proceedings

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel 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 Dearden
Existing 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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