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
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 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
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
A finance director who was sacked after being accused of trying to steal a company has won his claim for unfair dismissal. The tribunal has now awarded him compensation of over £83,000. Why did the
employer lose the case?
Published 31.08.2018
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
An employee has won her claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded over £3,400 by the tribunal after she was sacked for calling in sick yet again on a Monday morning. Why did the employer lose?
Published 04.05.2023
An employee who was sacked after he left lines of sherbet powder and rolled up paper on his desk pretending that they were drug related has won his claim for unfair dismissal. Why was the employer’s
dismissal decision unfair?
Published 06.09.2021
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a director who was sacked for installing a covert camera in his office was unfairly dismissed. Does this ruling mean that you can install covert cameras
in your office?
Published 24.03.2021
The employment tribunal has ruled that two employees who were sacked for using their company-owned vehicles to make private journeys were unfairly dismissed. What do you need to know?
Published 14.09.2018