The statute that gives workers a right to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing, but only once they actually ask for it. It also sets out related rights, like the right to postpone a hearing if your chosen companion cannot attend.
In practice
If you're called into a disciplinary meeting and ask to bring a colleague, this Act is what gives you that right, though an EATStands for Employment Appeal Tribunal. It hears appeals from employment tribunal decisions on points of law, not on the facts. It is not a way of simply asking for a second opinion on the outcome. ruling in 2026 confirmed it only applies once you've actually made the request.
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