Legal representation

Summary:

Employees may have an ‘Article 6’ right to legal representation at disciplinary hearings, but only if they can show a clear link between the decision of the hearing and their being able to continue to practise their profession.

DISCIPLINARY hearings are stressful, but for people in regulated professions – such as doctors and nurses – they can have profound career implications, particularly …

John Ballard is editor of Occupational Health [at Work].

Author: Ballard J

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Occupational Health at Work August/September 2011 (vol. 08/2) pp3

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