#10060 - Questioning - BPC Employment Law

QUESTIONING

Background

1. Age

2. Started work?

3. Continuous?

4. In Great Britain

5. Description of job/job title when dismissed?

6. How long had you been in that role

Contract

7. Is there a contract of employment

8. Have they got a copy?

9. What was the notice period

10. Benefits?

11. Holiday entitlement?

12. Pension?

13. Gross weekly wage at EDT

14. Bonus?

15. How was the bonus assessed?

16. How had the bonus worked the last few years?

17. Regular overtime?

18. Notice period

Employer

19. Size of employer

20. How many people work there?

History of Employment

21. Previous disciplinaries/warnings within the 12 months prior to dismissal?

22. Positive appraisals? EVI

Dismissal Itself

23. How it was done

24. For what reason

25. Did you ask for a written statement of reasons?

Procedure

26. Were you given a final written warning? EVI

27. Were there investigations about your conduct?

Disciplinary Hearing

1. Were you told of the allegation then?

2. Were you given the chance to ask questions?

3. Chance to explain yourself?

4. Told of right to bring someone in attendance

5. Decision in writing after this?

6. Chance to appeal this decision?

7. Same people who carried out investigations (depends on size)

Post Dismissal

1. Has there been contact with them?

2. Payments since dismissal?

3. Offered you job back?

4. If you had the opportunity to work for them again would you take it?

Mitigation

5. Looking for a new job? EVI

6. How long after dismissal started looking?

7. Have you incurred expenses looking for a new job? EVI

8. New salary – more or less?

9. Benefits?

Other Employees

1. Has this affected other employees?

2. Would they be willing to provide a witness statement?

What they want

1. What do you want out of the process?