Do you need to suspend an employee? Protect your business first.

In certain circumstances, an employer may want to suspend an employee. It will be necessary to first establish that suspension is justified in all the circumstances.

First, the employer and employee will need to establish that the suspension is justified. An ill-judged suspension could result in a claim for breach of contract. The employer must consider if there is another, more reasonable, way of dealing with the immediate problem.

Even if it is right to suspend the employee, it must be only for so long as is strictly necessary and the process of suspension must be handled fairly. Care will need to be taken when undertaking such a course of action. Failure to get it right may lead to a claim of breach of the implied term of trust and confidence with costly consequences.

We, at Gordon Lowe, can advise you on this area of employment law. 

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