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Sep 25, 2026
Ask the Experts – a Monthly Q&A with Sintons’ Employment Team – Episode 85
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0:18PeteHOST
So morning Catherine and over to you.
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0:22Catherine HopeGUEST
So the first question is, so you've dismissed an employee for, let's say, misconduct and they've appealed.
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0:31Catherine HopeGUEST
And the question is, do you have to wait until you've held the appeal and you've made the decision in relation to that before you start recruiting for their replacement, if that's what you need to do? Well, in practice, so it's not the case that you're expected to stop operating just because an employee has raised a dispute in relation to the dismissal.
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0:48Catherine HopeGUEST
And it's not that, you know, you have a business to run or an organisation to continue operating.
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0:54Catherine HopeGUEST
So there'll be operational needs that won't disappear and work obviously has to continue.
15 MINS LATER
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15:55Keith LandGUEST
I think I've probably said enough and I'm going to pass it back to Catherine who's going to deal with the last question.