Suspended driver

ASK THE EXPERTS SAFETY, LAW AND WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE FORUM (INTE
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A few complaints from the public and by business’s that we deal with have been made towards a driver, he has been told he can no longer deliver or collect to a particular company.

How can a company stand down or suspend a driver without pay whilst an investigation takes place?

Can a driver be dismissed if another company will not allow him on site and his work depends on it?

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J-BONE:
A few complaints from the public and by business’s that we deal with have been made towards a driver, he has been told he can no longer deliver or collect to a particular company.

How can a company stand down or suspend a driver without pay whilst an investigation takes place?

Can a driver be dismissed if another company will not allow him on site and his work depends on it?

  1. If the driver is being suspended pending a disciplinary hearing/investigation he should be suspended on full pay.
  2. If the driver has done something to deserve being banned from a company that his job depends on he’s pretty much put himself out of work.
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When I was on chilled work I knew loads of drivers that purposely got banned from morr Wakefield and they were never suspended / sacked , just never got sent there again which suited them down too the ground .