Common use of Right to be Accompanied Clause in Contracts

Right to be Accompanied. The Artist has the right to be accompanied at any disciplinary or grievance meeting by a fellow Artist or trade union representative who may make representations on his behalf provided the Artist expressly authorises this at the beginning of the relevant meeting. However the Artist’s companion will not be able to answer questions put to the Artist during the course of the meeting. This right applies to all stages of the disciplinary and grievance process including appeals. This right does not apply to investigatory meetings as these are held solely to establish the facts of the case and are not disciplinary meetings.

Right to be Accompanied. The Artist has the right to be accompanied at any disciplinary or grievance meeting by a fellow Artist or trade union representative who may make representations on his their behalf provided the Artist expressly authorises this at the beginning of the relevant meeting. However the Artist’s companion will not be able to answer questions put to the Artist during the course of the meeting. This right applies to all stages of the disciplinary and grievance process including appeals. This right does not apply to investigatory meetings as these are held solely to establish the facts of the case and are not disciplinary meetings.