McKenzie friend in the workplace.

[kevin mills]

Hello.

I have been contacted by a close friend and they have asked me to act as a representative for them in a forthcoming disciplinary hearing.

The workplace is not unionised, and my friends fellow colleagues have no idea as to employment law and the persons rights. The employer has available to them unlimited resorces and is calling on experts from HR to guide and advise them.

Are they allowed to deny my friend the right to representation of her choice from outside the workplace, i am aware that is family law people can have the assistance of a McKenzie friend, but does this extend to the workplace.

I feel there is a huge biase twoards employers when able to call upon outside advice and assistance and yet workers are facing discrimination by not being allowed the same voice and same rights.

Any assistance in this area would be greatly received.,

Kind regards

Kevin

 

[Sprocket.]

Your friend can ask their employer if they will allow you to represent them though they may refuse if you are not family.
Your friend as a right to be accompanied by;
A work colleague.
A lay trade union representative, even if your friend is not a union member or the employer does not recognise the union.
A trade union official.
A citizens advice officer.
A family member. If the employer allows this, although they are leaving themselves open to possible tribunal proceedings if not as
these are rights covered by law from section 10-15 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and have been law since September 2000.
Good luck!

 

[Pickman's model]

Hello.

I have been contacted by a close friend and they have asked me to act as a representative for them in a forthcoming disciplinary hearing.

The workplace is not unionised, and my friends fellow colleagues have no idea as to employment law and the persons rights. The employer has available to them unlimited resorces and is calling on experts from HR to guide and advise them.

Are they allowed to deny my friend the right to representation of her choice from outside the workplace, i am aware that is family law people can have the assistance of a McKenzie friend, but does this extend to the workplace.

I feel there is a huge biase twoards employers when able to call upon outside advice and assistance and yet workers are facing discrimination by not being allowed the same voice and same rights.

Any assistance in this area would be greatly received.,

Kind regards

Kevin

a mckenzie friend is NOT a representative, but someone who assists a defendant in court.

 

[Looby]

You can accompany your friend but you can't represent them.

 

[Sprocket.]

You can accompany your friend but you can't represent them.

Yes, accompaniment not represent was what I should have posted, but take notes as things get forgotten if proceedings get heated.

 

[Looby]

Yes, accompaniment not represent was what I should have posted, but take notes as things get forgotten if proceedings get heated.

Yeah it's always worth having someone there even if they can't contribute.

I've said this before but both parties taking notes is really important. I've spent hours correcting minutes taken by the OS which were a work of fiction.

 

[Sprocket.]

I still have the notes from my last disciplinary eight years ago and it amounts to 41 pages, still got a final written though.
Guilty as charged!