About this episode

Andrew Gibson discusses with David Hossack the challenges HR professionals face in disciplinary proceedings.

This podcast features Andrew Gibson discussing with David Hossack the potential pitfalls for HR professionals who are providing support to decision makers in disciplinary proceedings, including via the use of scripts, and the risk of falling into the trap of becoming a surrogate decision maker.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Gibson

Guest: David Hossack

Topics covered

• HR role
• disciplinary decisions
• support for decision makers
• scripts in HR
• surrogate decision maker

Keywords

• HR
• disciplinary proceedings
• decision making
• scripts
• employment law

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