An employee who was dismissed for gross misconduct after he told an abusive customer to “fuck off” has won his claim for unfair dismissal at the tribunal. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 20.01.2022
An employee who was sacked after a colleague found a video of him being confronted by paedophile hunters has won his claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded over £21,000. Where did the employer
go wrong?
Published 02.03.2024
An employee who was sacked by WhatsApp due to her “toxic behaviour” towards colleagues has won her claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded over £12,000 by the tribunal. Where did the employer go
wrong?
Published 28.09.2023
An employee who was sacked for sending a customer’s details to a colleague using his personal mobile phone has successfully claimed unfair dismissal, even though he admitted wrongdoing. Why did the
employer lose at the tribunal?
Published 20.03.2023
A few weeks ago, the Chief Executive of AOL fired another director in “the heat of the moment”. Those parties have now settled their differences, but what would be the legal position if a similar
thing happened in your company?
Published 18.09.2013
If an employee commits an act of misconduct you can take disciplinary action against them up to and including dismissal. But can you recover monies, e.g. salary and bonuses, paid to them before the
misconduct was discovered?
Published 07.07.2016
An employee who was dismissed after his employer discovered that he was operating a sex business from its car park has won his claim for unfair dismissal. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 31.10.2023
The employment tribunal has awarded a director who voluntarily resigned his position £76,000. Why has the company he previously worked for been ordered to pay out such an amount in compensation?
Published 07.03.2016
The tribunal has found that an employee who was sacked after he was overheard on Zoom making a potentially offensive comment to his wife was unfairly dismissed. Why did the employer not have solid
grounds for dismissal?
Published 20.09.2022
A director who was sacked after he blew the whistle on alleged serious wrongdoings at senior management level has been awarded over £1.7 million by the employment tribunal. Why was the compensation
so high?
Published 06.10.2017