An employee who was dismissed for referring to his bosses as “twit and twat” in a text to a client has won his tribunal claim for unfair dismissal. The employer involved made a fatal error. What was
it and how could it have been avoided?
Published 02.07.2020
You’ve carried out a proper disciplinary procedure and come to the conclusion that both are guilty of gross misconduct. Is it OK to dismiss one and give the other a final written warning?
Published 06.04.2006
You’re holding a disciplinary hearing during which the employee behaves so badly that you decide it amounts to gross misconduct so you dismiss them there and then. Would you be justified in doing
this?
Published 11.01.2008
An employee who threatened to “rip off” a colleague’s beard when he found out that somebody had used his personal mug has won his claim for unfair dismissal at the tribunal. Where did the employer go
wrong?
Published 17.11.2022
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 24.08.2023
Even when the tribunal makes a finding of unfair dismissal, it can still reduce the compensatory award where the employee’s conduct “justifies” it. But suppose they were dishonest during the
disciplinary hearing - does that count too?
Published 14.05.2012
The tribunal has held that an employee who was sacked for leaving a mug displaying offensive words in a kitchen cupboard was fairly dismissed. What had the employer done that protected its position?
Published 01.06.2017
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked for grabbing a colleague around the throat was unfairly dismissed. Does this mean you can’t sack employees who use physical
violence?
Published 23.02.2017
Sometimes, employees will display what can only be described as a poor attitude. According to the Court of Appeal, where an employee behaves in this way can it justify their dismissal on the grounds
of gross misconduct?
Published 07.07.2017
In a recent case, the employer had imposed wildly different sanctions on two employees who had committed similar disciplinary offences - it dismissed one for gross misconduct but not the other. So
was that an unfair dismissal?
Published 09.02.2012