Notice Of Appeal Hearing

The Notice Of Appeal Hearing gives the employee details of the appeal hearing and asks them to confirm whether they will attend or agree an alternative date or time.

It also confirms the employee’s right to be accompanied by a work colleague or trade union representative and explains that representative’s role.

Notice of appeal hearing for disciplinary action or dismissal

Under the company’s Disciplinary Policy And Procedure, employees have the right to appeal against any formal disciplinary action.

An appeal should be made in writing shortly after the relevant warning or notice of dismissal, usually within 5 days. The appeal hearing should then be arranged promptly, and the outcome confirmed in writing within a few working days of the hearing, for example within 5 days.

Decisions made at this stage are final.

Appeal hearing arrangements and employee rights

This letter is used to set out the practical arrangements for the appeal hearing while also confirming the employee’s entitlement to be accompanied.

It makes clear that the employee may be accompanied by a colleague or trade union representative and confirms the role that representative may play at the hearing.

If the appeal hearing needs to be rearranged, the employer may need to use the Letter Rescheduling an Appeal Hearing.

Who should hear a disciplinary appeal?

Ideally, the appeal should be heard by people who were not involved in the earlier disciplinary hearing and who are, where possible, more senior than those involved previously.

Where that is not practicable, the same manager may conduct both the disciplinary meeting and the appeal meeting, but must act as impartially as possible.

For guidance on running the appeal hearing, see the Guidance Notes: Conducting Appeal Meetings.

Confirming the appeal outcome

After the appeal hearing, the employer should confirm the outcome in writing using the Notification Of Appeal Hearing Decision.

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