{"id":16179,"date":"2026-03-12T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=16179"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:20:12","slug":"letter-inviting-employee-suspected-of-misconduct-to-investigatory-meeting","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/disciplinary\/letter-inviting-employee-suspected-of-misconduct-to-investigatory-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter inviting employee suspected of misconduct to investigatory meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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