In May 2014 there were media reports of an employee who had pocketed £5,000 of her employer’s money by issuing refunds to a fake customer. Once discovered she admitted the theft, but how might this
have been avoided?
Published 18.06.2014
An employer has been ordered to pay a former employee who resigned compensation totalling £49,000. This was all down to one fatal mistake. So what did it do that was wholly unacceptable?
Published 15.12.2014
An 18-year-old employee was recently awarded £2,000 by the tribunal because her manager kept referring to her as a “teenager”. Does it mean this word is now a no-go for employers?
Published 26.06.2013
A tribunal has come down hard on an employer who didn’t act when two members of staff made complaints of harassment. The mistake cost an eye-watering £22,000. What did it do wrong?
Published 26.08.2009
Over the years many individuals have purposefully applied for jobs and then used discrimination laws to claim compensation, but the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now put a stop to
this. What’s happened?
Published 22.09.2016
Usually, it’s an employee who falls into a trap when using Facebook - many have lost their jobs for posting negative comments on it. But why has one employer, who used it to communicate with an
employee, landed itself in hot water?
Published 07.04.2010
You want to commence formal disciplinary proceedings against an employee who is alleged to have committed an act of misconduct. According to the Court of Appeal, when can those proceedings start?
Published 13.01.2015
In a recent case, the employee had been required to undergo a drugs test following an anonymous tip-off. When the result came back positive, she was sacked. However, the tribunal has ruled that her
dismissal was unfair. Why?
Published 26.03.2013
You asked a female part-timer with children to change her working days although this caused no actual difference to her total working hours. She’s now saying this amounts to sex discrimination. Does
she have a case?
Published 04.11.2009