I can only give very limited details here but just wanted to get some advice off people in the know about NHS HR.
I am involved in an investigation regarding a colleague. I have had to provide statements and was told that all the information the investigating officer had gathered was going to panel and that that would be the end of it as far as my involvement in it was concerned.
I have now been told that I am going to be called as a witness in the disciplinary hearing, although this has not been confirmed yet. This was a bit of a shock to me as no one had told me that this was even likely and I gathered it was all done and dusted as it had been to panel.
I have never been involved in anything like this before and I'm not being kept up to date or given much information in order to protect my colleague's privacy etc. What I want to know is what is involved in a disciplinary hearing? Why can they not just accept my statement? If they had further questions that needed answering, why could they not have asked me these for the statement? I'm worried it is going to be a bit like a courtroom scenario, where I am cross-examined and my statement picked apart. I am also concerned that my colleague will be present to witness all of it, this makes me very nervous.
Also, what is the actual process of an investigation? If it has been to panel and is now a disciplinary, what does that actually mean for my colleague?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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flossyfloo · 11/03/2013 20:44
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