Flawed disciplinary hearings at work cost UK economy £28.5bn a year, doctors say

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Workers are being left burnt out by “poorly executed” disciplinary investigations at work that cost the UK economy £28.5bn a year, public health doctors have said. Badly handled disciplinary proceedings damage not just the staff involved but also their colleagues and the organisation that employs them, according to the UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH). Poorly conducted or harsh workplace investigations into alleged misconduct cause such harm that they should be seen as a threat to public health like smoking or bad diet, the standard-setting body for public health specialists said. UK employers undertake about 1.7m disciplinary cases a year that cost £28.5bn, mainly from the dismissals and resignations such…