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HR Tip: Payment during suspension

Employers must continue paying employees during suspension. Even if staff are sent home pending investigation or disciplinary proceedings, they remain employees and should receive their regular wages until a formal disciplinary decision is made.
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These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications.


Q: “There was a fight so we sent the two combatants home to cool off and to give us chance to interview witnesses. Should we have paid them?”

A: Yes, they remain your employees and you should continue to pay them until such time as you may, following a disciplinary hearing, dismiss them.

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