# Dismissal: Iron-Clad, Court-Proven Strategies for Scottish Employers

> How to navigate the six most difficult dismissal situations quickly, skilfully, and legally. Direct to you from Scotland’s most successful employment lawyers.

- Format: In-person
- Date: Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: The King Khalid Building, Surgeons Quarter, Hill Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9DR
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance £249.00 + VAT per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/hrscotland23

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Dismissal: Iron-clad, court-proven strategies for Scottish employers
  - Chaired by David Walker, Morton Fraser
- 10:15 Mental Health: To what extent should you consider an employee's mental health when evaluating (1) underperformance, (2) grievances, or (3) recommending a suspension - in the absence of meaningful medical info?
  - Answered by Gillian MacLellan, CMS
- 10:55 Anonymous complaints: If no one will go on record - stating "I don't want you to do anything", "I'm just letting you know"  - but the complaints keep coming about that one person, what can and can't you do?
  - Answered by Noele McClelland, Thorntons
- 11:35 Morning Coffee
- 11:55 Difficult behaviour: How do you handle an employee who deflects blame, always has an answer, and initiates complaints or grievances when confronted, perpetuating a recurring cycle of difficulties?
  - Answered by Simon Allison, Blackadders
- 12:35 Absence: Where and how can you draw the line if an employee refuses to follow company absence procedures, citing mental health as the reason, and the behaviour persists despite offering all reasonable adjustments?
  - Answered by Morag Hutchison, Burness Paull
- 13:15 Lunch
- 14:00 Disciplinaries: How do you progress a disciplinary hearing when the employee is absent due to prolonged ill health, refuses to attend or counters with a series of grievances?
  - Answered by Lindsey Cartwright, Morton Fraser
- 14:40 Gross misconduct: Although you don't have enough to dismiss for gross misconduct, you feel the working relationship is irretrievably damaged - what actions can you take to resolve the situation fairly and effectively?
  - Answered by David Ogilvy, Turcan Connell
- 15:20 Over-run
- 16:00 Close of conference

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