If I had a penny for every time this was said to me I would be rich. 

It still surprises me that even with policies and procedures in place, companies still fail to tackle employee issues, choosing to log the issue in their head, rather than on the employees file. 

Later down the line this will be an issue when the company finally decides that they have had enough with this employees behaviour and come to ECHR to dismiss the individual. It may be difficult and risky to dismiss, if warnings haven’t been issued, the issues haven’t been discussed with employees and logged on their files, or if there is no evidence/ has been no investigation conducted.

I would always advise to tackle employee issues head on, even if you don’t want to dismiss there and then, there may be a point in the future that you may need to. 

If you need ECHR to speak to employees about any issues then we can do this on the companies behalf, from using their mobile phone on the shop floor to stealing from the till!  We offer informal meetings and formal disciplinary meetings as part of our service. If you prefer to handle the issue yourself, please get advice from us first.