#Employment : suspension and working

[employmenthelpplz]

If an employee is suspended pending investigation, and the employer already knows that outside of work they carry on other self employed activities, can the employee spend more time doing this self employment whilst off suspended, obviously they will make themselves available when the employer wants them to attend meetings.

 

The employees hand book states that generally an employee should not get other paid employment without approval of the employer - but the employer already knows that they have other employment but merely due to the time the employee has on their hands now as a result of the suspension is doing more.

 

Would value your comments

[Sidewinder]

Strictly speaking, although suspended, the employee would still be classed as 'at work' and at the employer's convenience for normal working hours during the period of suspension. Providing therefore that you remain genuinely available to attend work as required, then IMO this fulfils the contractual requirement.

 

As regards working during the suspension, then unless specific terms exist relating to what an employee can do whilst suspended, then providing that the needs of Employer A come first then there would be no say in how the time that you are suspended can be spent.

 

How would they know?