Would this count as dismissal and would you declare this when applying for jobs

I was under investigation at work, and I was subject to a disciplinary hearing, but I resigned before the date of my disciplinary meeting. However, the disciplinary meeting still went ahead after my resignation and my manager said to me "if I hadn't resigned, he would have dismissed me". Now, if I apply for future jobs and a question comes up like "have you ever been dismissed or subject to disciplinary actions etc" should I write no (because technically I resigned before I was dismissed, and during my employment period I didn't have a disciplinary meeting as this meeting took place after I resigned, so it didn't actually happen during my actual employment with the company) or should I still answer "yes" to that question. What do you suggest and what would you write? Thanks in advance guys

Some jobs will clearly tell you that this includes if you were under investigation when you were sacked but even if it doesn’t then I would strongly recommend that you declare this. One of the most important thing is that your employer is trying to see your honesty and by not declaring or trying to hide this you are not being honest.
I am not saying that this will reduce the chance of you getting job because I personally know someone who applied for SC clearance in civil service job and been through same situation as you and he declared everything yet he got the job even though he didn’t think he would ever be able to after this. I am also not saying that you are definitely going to get it because every case is different but you need be honest about this and explain circumstances if and when you are presented an opportunity to do so.
I hope this helps

You were not dismissed, you resigned. You were not subject to disciplinary action, despite the hearing which took place in your absence. So, you could legitimately answer "No" to the hypothetical question "Have you ever been dismissed or the subject to disciplinary action?"

However, a potential question could be, "Have to ever been the subject of a disciplinary hearing?" - in which case you would need to answer "Yes" as the hearing took place even though you were not present.

Depends how the question was worded... and what the disciplinary found. For reference, I am a postgrad student, but also interview ALL THE TIME for my employer.

Fundamentally, you have to give an answer that wont disagree with your old employer's reference/background checks. Yes, making mistakes at work is bad... but lying about it is FAR WORSE.

If we were at interview, and you said to me "I'm not sure how to answer that question, there was some bad blood between me and other team members, I'd said some things I regret and I felt I should jump before I was pushed", then you'll be judged on the rest of your interview/technical skills (provided it's not for touching people inappropriately/drugs... then lower your sights to something that wont do background checks and learn to enjoy drinking in Weatherspoon's).

But, if you say "everything was fine, I was never in trouble" and then it comes back as "dude was disciplined for swearing at colleagues" then I can't have you on my team because honesty is important, and you're back to the land of 'spoons and shelf stacking (remember, before writing about a disciplinary in a reference, HR would double check that they wouldn't be in legal trouble by mentioning it).

Happy to talk through exactly how you should be explaining your specific situation to a future employer. We're not ogres, I've hired someone the other week who was given a disciplinary for using their phone at work... the call that got them shouted at and disciplined by a little man on a power trip was the one with us to schedule our interview... and loads who've had problems with lateness at their supermarket job during finals!

Then I would probably have to answer "yes" to the first question too, as it incorporates the question "have you ever been the subject of a disciplinary hearing" ☹️

In your first sentence you say “I was subject to a disciplinary hearing” so you were subject to disciplinary action before you resigned, even if the meeting itself took place after you resigned. Also, did the meeting take place during your notice period? If you had a notice period, regardless of whether or not you worked it, your employment ends after the final day of your notice.

To me this is a clear “yes” and you should declare it accordingly. Your employer will have it on record so if they are asked for a reference and they bring it up, your application would be fraudulent.

Agreed. That's why they've worded the question that way.

Clearly you did something at your previous company with warranted your ex-manager to say "he would have dismissed me", had you not resigned. It's reasonable for potential future employers to want to be aware of that.

I thought it would be my line manager who would be giving the reference? As the reference sheet asks for details of my previous manager and their details. The person who said that they would've dismissed me was the main manager, but my personal line manager was always nice to me and said I can always use her as a reference. So wouldn't my new potential job contact my line manager (providing I give them her contact details) or would they still contact HR?

I was under investigation at work, and I was subject to a disciplinary hearing, but I resigned before the date of my disciplinary meeting. However, the disciplinary meeting still went ahead after my resignation and my manager said to me "if I hadn't resigned, he would have dismissed me". Now, if I apply for future jobs and a question comes up like "have you ever been dismissed or subject to disciplinary actions etc" should I write no (because technically I resigned before I was dismissed, and during my employment period I didn't have a disciplinary meeting as this meeting took place after I resigned, so it didn't actually happen during my actual employment with the company) or should I still answer "yes" to that question. What do you suggest and what would you write? Thanks in advance guys

This happened to me at a retail workplace, where I resigned before a disciplinary hearing, and I state 'no' on future applications.
The clue is in the wording 'have you ever been dismissed' - no one actually said it as you resigned before the question.
If the question was 'have you ever resigned before being dismissed', then yes would be the answer.

You only bring it up if the interviewer asks the question, and then you can go into more details. Otherwise, don't.

You have been subject to disciplinary action though, even if you did not participate, so the answer is yes. If you are going to say No, then you have to weigh up the risk of being found out.

If you need to use this employer for a reference, there is a strong chance it will be mentioned. But if you can avoid using them, then there is little chance of being found out - unless you are applying to an employer who has very high security standards and ethical standards.

Would they contact my manager or the HR department for a reference? I would give them the details of my personal line manager, because she was always nice to me and said I can always use her as a reference if needed (it was the general manager who said he would've dismissed me if I hadn't resigned, not my personal line manager). So if gave the details of my line manager, would they contact her or would they try to contact the HR department?