Hearing Manager Workshop
Our in person workshop to build the confidence, clarity, and structure needed to conduct fair, defensible hearings.
Join our industry-leading experts for a half days intensive training workshop in conjunction with EthicsVision
2026 bookings NOW OPEN
UPCOMING DATES
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16th April 09:00am - 1230pm
Doubletree Hotel, Woking, Surrey
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11th July 09:00am - 1230pm
Aubrey Park Hotel, St Albans
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About the Workshop
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Learn how to run fair, confident and defensible grievance and disciplinary hearings.
This practical half‑day workshop is designed for anyone responsible for hearing employee concerns or making disciplinary decisions, giving you the tools to manage sensitive cases with clarity, confidence, and compliance.​​
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The course is delivered through instructor-led learning, with explanations, demonstrations and real workplace insights that help bring the content to life. Our trainers draw on extensive experience in investigations, HR and organisational decision making to give you clear guidance you can apply
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This event is an in-person event. If you would prefer a bespoke course for your organisation, go to our Work With Us page.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
During the workshop, participants will explore the full hearing process from preparation through to decision making, building the confidence and clarity needed to manage grievance and disciplinary hearings fairly and consistently.
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The Role of the Hearing Manager
​Understand your responsibilities and boundaries during grievance and disciplinary processes. We cover independence, impartiality, avoiding predetermination, and how to apply your own judgement when assessing evidence.
Fair & Defensible Hearings
Learn the structure of grievance and disciplinary hearings, how to prepare effectively, how to set expectations, and how to run the meeting calmly and professionally. Includes questioning, handling difficult conversations and managing adjournments.
Procedural Fairness, ACAS Code & Legal Risk
Explore what makes a process fair, how tribunals assess reasonableness, and how to avoid common pitfalls that lead to claims. Includes case law examples, documentation standards, and the “range of reasonable responses”
Reasoned Decisions & Proportionate Outcomes
​Learn how to reach clear, evidence‑based grievance and disciplinary outcomes. We cover findings, mitigation, consistency, proportionality, and how to write defensible rationales that stand up to scrutiny.
Appeals & Avoiding Common Mistakes
Understand the purpose and scope of appeals, typical grounds, how to handle new evidence, and how to test the fairness of an earlier decision. We also explore the most common pitfalls for hearing managers—and how to avoid them.
Why this matters?
A well‑run hearing maintains fairness, protects relationships, and reduces risk.
A poorly run hearing can damage trust, expose the organisation to costly claims, and undermine confidence in your processes.
This workshop gives you the clarity, structure and confidence to manage hearings that are:
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Fair
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Consistent
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Well‑documented
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Legally defensible
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Employee‑centred but risk‑aware
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Participants leave with practical tools, improved technique, and greater confidence in the role of hearing manager.
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Why choose this course?
Gain practical skills: This is not just theory. You will build the practical skills needed to run hearings that are fair, consistent and defensible, with guidance that reflects real challenges faced in grievance and disciplinary cases..​
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Hands-on training: You will take part in guided discussions and instructor-led learning that reflect real hearing processes. This helps you develop good preparation, effective questioning, sound evidence evaluation and clear decision making, all of which are areas tribunals regularly scrutinise.
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Relevant for every level: Whether you are new to hearing meetings or looking to strengthen your approach, this workshop addresses the challenges hearing managers most often face, including managing difficult conversations, applying the balance of probabilities and avoiding common procedural mistakes.
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Learn from industry leaders: Our trainers bring extensive experience from investigations, HR, and organisational ethics. You will gain insight into what tribunals expect, where organisations often go wrong, and how to ensure your hearings meet ACAS standards and can withstand internal or external challenge.​​​
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Meet the Facilitators
Kate and Will have a combined experience of over 40 years as industry-leading investigative professionals. They have led complex, high risk investigations and integrity functions for globally recognised brands such as the BBC, Burberry, Oxfam, and Transparency International.
With experience in over 50 countries, they have investigated and managed numerous workplace investigations, expertly navigating the diverse legal and cultural landscapes.
Their expertise spans whistleblowing frameworks, anti-corruption strategies, misconduct and grievance investigations, providing a rare ability to address complex investigative challenges in high-profile contexts.
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Will and Kate are highly sought-after trainers known for delivering rigorous, practical solutions that enhance investigative practice and safeguard integrity.
Course fees
Course fees
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The full course cost is £250
For this course, we are happy to offer a 15% discount on group bookings of 2 or more participants.
Course cost includes:
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Half day, in-person training
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All course materials​
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Certificate of attendance
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Refreshments and lunch
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Payment can be made via bank transfer (with invoice) or debit/credit card. See below for booking information.
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​Please note that accommodation at the hotel is not covered in the course costs. Participants requiring accommodation will need to arrange this separately.
#FWIM is back for 2026!
Per popular request, the Fundamentals of Workplace Investigations Masterclass is back in 2026!
9--11 February 2026 | Gerrards Cross
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13--15 April 2026 | Surrey
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8--10 July 2026 | St Albans
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19--21 October 2026 | Birmingham
If you or your organisation are interested in joining us for our flagship training workshop, click below to express your interest.
COMING SOON...
We’ve heard you.
Several of you have shared that you’d love to join our Fundamentals of Workplace Investigations Masterclass but can’t make the three days out of the office / home environment work.
So, we’re creating an online version – delivered in modules starting in May 2026, designed to give you the same practical, discussion-based learning in a flexible format.
Numbers will be strictly limited to keep sessions interactive and ensure everyone gets tailored feedback.
Sounds like your kind of thing? Register your interest.
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