I’ve heard lots of different arguments on whether to postpone the disciplinary process if a grievance is lodged.
Some people stop the process and investigate the grievance first and then return to the disciplinary. Some people finish the disciplinary and deal with the grievance afterwards. I tend to favour the latter method. Clearly an individual is entitled to lodge a grievance but I find it can sometimes be used purely to disrupt the process.
Is it OK to deal with the grievance afterwards as long as you state in your procedures that this is the case?
Anna Pearson