Discipline and grievance

There will be times where it is necessary for you to take disciplinary action against one of your employees due to misconduct, poor performance or a poor attendance record.

Innes Clark

Partner

Innes is a Partner and heads up our Litigation Division which is one of the largest and most experienced litigation teams in Scotland.

0131 516 9564

Contact me

innes.clark@morton-fraser.com

Usually the sooner you deal with a problem employee the better. You may also be faced with a grievance raised by an employee and, again, early intervention is more likely to lead to a positive outcome. Our expert employment law solicitors based in Edinburgh and Glasgow can advise you how to handle the situation so that you get the best outcome for your business.

Clear advice

We will provide clear, pragmatic guidance on how to proceed in a way that minimises the risk to your business by ensuring that the process is legally compliant and follows best HR practice.

Benefits we bring

We assist you with the smooth running of your business by helping you to nip any problems in the bud.

All of the solicitors in the employment law team regularly advise employers on disciplinary and grievance issues. We have more Law Society of Scotland accredited employment law specialists than any other team in Scotland. The team is rated by both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as one of the best in Scotland.

Our approach to fees

As well as providing clear advice we guarantee that we will be transparent on costs.

We offer fixed fee packages for advising on disciplinary and grievance issues. If it is not possible to provide a fixed fee then we will provide a clear indication of the likely fee based on an agreed scope of work.

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What our clients and peers say:

"Morton Fraser adopts an ‘honest, two-way relationship’ with clients, and is known for advising on high-profile, complex cases for private and public sector organisations... The practice also acts for a range of employee clients, particularly senior management and executives."

Legal 500

Market standing: "They have a first-class employment department."

Chambers & Partners

"Morton Fraser ‘empowers its clients to make the right decisions’. The ‘extremely responsive and professional’ team acts for employers and employees alike and is particularly known for advising public sector clients, SMEs and senior executives."

Legal 500

"Morton Fraser's deep bench of practitioners also has extensive experience in employment tribunals."

Chambers & Partners

"They are very approachable. You are always made to feel that they are happy to help and that your query, however small, is important to them."

Employer client

"They are always on hand at short notice, and always able to accommodate emergency situations that crop up in the area of employment law."

Employer client

Morton Fraser’s team stands out for its ‘commercial approach to difficult employment law issues’ and ‘a clear ability to mitigate risk’.

Legal 500 2018/19

'Friendly approachable and good to have on your side'.

Legal 500 2019/20

'Very committed to making even the most tortuous things as painless as possible'.

Legal 500 2019/20

commercial insights and ability to think around different scenarios

Chambers and Partners 2020

They are a great team to work with and they very much recognise the importance of the personal element of the solicitor-client relationship

Chambers and Partner 2020

‘Exceptional service. Provided honest, truthful advice. Left me with total confidence in advice given.‘

Legal 500 2020/21

‘Morton Fraser’s partnership and strategic understanding of our organisation during a significant period of change for us is exceptional and their ability to provide pragmatic and risk managed advice is superb.‘

Legal 500 2020/21

"They are incredibly knowledgeable and strategic thinkers, and give common-sense advice."

Chambers and Partners 2021