A friend of mine has just called me in floods of tears. She's literally just been told she's suspended on full pay pending a hearing in relation to serious misconduct. She's been given some idea of what the allegations are and who they're coming from - a junior in the team who's been a pain in the arse and crap at her job.
Friend called me cus I used to be a lawyer but (as I told her!) I never practised employment law so I'm not going to be much help. She's not a member of a union but her professional body has a legal advice line she's going to call.
Anyone any ideas of where else she could get good legal advice on this? Do ACAS help employees in this sort of situation?
I should add that she and her family moved to a new town for this job so she doesn't know anybody in the area and she's a panicker at the best of times so really needs someone with expertise.