An employee phones in sick one Monday morning. He says it’s a minor problem and that he’ll be in the next day. Only you don’t see him until the following Tuesday! How should you deal with this?
Published 27.01.2005
An employee who was dismissed for drinking a single pint of lager shandy has just had his unfair dismissal claim upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. So what did the employer involved do wrong
here?
Published 05.05.2011
The penalty for proven gross misconduct is summary dismissal, which means employment can be terminated without notice or pay. But what’s the risk if an employee says they didn’t know their actions
would be treated that seriously?
Published 01.06.2010
One of your employees recently handed in their notice. Since then they’ve been routinely calling in sick. Under the circumstances, you seriously doubt this is genuine. So can you simply refuse to pay
them any sick pay?
Published 10.04.2012
An employee who has access to confidential information has resigned and you believe that he’s going to work for a competitor. You want to bring disciplinary proceedings but the trouble is he’s gone
off sick. How should you play it?
Published 14.01.2010
A firefighter who was dismissed for gross misconduct because he called a gay colleague “Arthur” has won his tribunal claim and been awarded over £12,000. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 29.04.2021
Like many employers, you’re confident that you can identify the sort of behaviour that can be dealt with as gross misconduct. But a new case suggests that you must be very careful before you act. So
how should you deal with it?
Published 07.04.2005
Winter brings with it higher rates of sickness absence. But this time around there’s also swine ‘flu. Yet the government has now launched its free vaccination programme, so can you insist an employee
has it to protect your business?
Published 20.11.2009
An employee has turned up to work smelling pretty bad and it’s obvious that it’s alcohol. Can you sack them simply because they reek of it or would a dismissal for this reason be inviting trouble?
Published 29.06.2015
Despite your best efforts, an employee on long-term sick is failing to respond to your letters. As you’ve reached stalemate, what can you do to force the issue? And what should your employment
contracts say?
Published 01.11.2007