{"id":341,"date":"2010-08-16T16:29:32","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T16:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.360-hr.co.uk\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2019-11-18T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T16:14:17","slug":"suspension-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.360-hr.co.uk\/news\/suspension-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspension FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][toggles style=”default”][toggle color=”Default” title=”Is suspension from work a penalty or a precaution?”][vc_column_text]When an allegation of serious misconduct comes to light, a common course of action for employers is to suspend the employee concerned while it carries out an investigation. Whilst this is often a sensible precaution, it is rarely justifiable as a punishment and should not be used as a panic measure. There is an implied contractual term governing suspension that employers must: act reasonably, have reasonable grounds for the action and ensure that the period of suspension is reasonable. Whether a suspension is reasonable or not will depend on “events as they occurred” rather than judging with hindsight.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” title=”When is it unsafe to suspend?”][vc_column_text]Unjustified or excessively lengthy suspensions can lead to constructive dismissal claims. In one case, suspending an employee because of an allegation of sexual abuse was found to have been a “knee jerk” reaction. The employer should have considered other options, such as a period of leave or a move to another part of the organisation whilst it undertook a preliminary consideration of the facts.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” title=”When is suspension justified?”][vc_column_text]ACAS says that suspension may be justified if it is used to preserve evidence, avoid the intimidation of witnesses, separate protagonists where work relationships have broken down, protect a victim of alleged harassment or protect an employee’s or the organisation’s property. 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