Suspended from work

1. What happens if I am suspended from work?
2. Does suspension from work mean termination?
3. How long can an employee be suspended from work?
4. Does suspension always lead to dismissal?

What happens if I am suspended from work?

Suspension is when an employee is sent home from work, usually while receiving full pay. ... The right to suspend will usually be set out in employees' contract of employment or the staff handbook (if any). Whilst a suspension is not a disciplinary action by itself, it often leads to disciplinary proceedings.

Does suspension from work mean termination?

Key points to clarify in any employee handbook are the differences between suspension and discharge or termination. Suspension means the employee still has a job, and discharge or termination means she does not.

How long can an employee be suspended from work?

How long can you suspend an employee for? If you are suspending someone on health and safety or medical grounds, because the job they are doing is posing a risk to their health, the suspension period can last up to 26 weeks (as long as your employee has been employed for at least one month).

Does suspension always lead to dismissal?

Although a suspension is not formal disciplinary action in itself, it does often lead to disciplinary proceedings based on gross misconduct. ... There is no test required of whether it was necessary for you to be suspended or not, so you can't argue that your employers could investigate without the need to suspend.