Staff gossiping and caught lying

Hi

Not sure where to post this. I am fairly new to HR and have come across a situation where we have an employee who is extremely good at her job but is a terrible gossip. A few weeks ago she spread rumours about something that was told to her in confidence by a director.

She divulged this to her line manager who then went to Director to clarify, who denies ever saying anything and would never discuss that type of thing in a general meeting.

When the member of staff was questioned about it she point blank said she never said anything to the line manager and she must be wrong.

However, she also told the rumour to another member of staff as well.

I've questioned all involved and it is plain that she is lying but I am unsure how to proceed.

Any help, suggestions???

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  • The balance of probabilities says that she did say it, so her denial is irrelevant. She should be informally warned and the warning recorded in writing. She has no right of appeal against such a warning. She can deny it all she likes. The warning stands. If she never did it and never does it again she will suffer no detriment and everyone can get on with their lives. If she did do it but never does it again, then the same thing applies. Whether she did it or not, if she gets caught lying in the future, she will face a formal sanction.
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