You want to get rid of an employee who’s been with you for one year and 51 weeks. As they’ve not acquired two years’ continuous service and the right to claim unfair dismissal, can you just go ahead
and sack them?
Published 25.01.2017
Many employment rights, such as unfair dismissal, require a certain period of “continuous employment”. But does the clock start ticking at the point a new employee accepts your job offer or on the
day they start work?
Published 25.02.2013
When facing disciplinary action, not all employees act politely; some become verbally abusive and will try to intimidate you and any witnesses. So what’s the tribunal likely to say if you exclude
them from the proceedings?
Published 07.10.2010
If an employer commits a serious breach of contract, the employee can resign and claim constructive dismissal. However, in order to succeed at the tribunal, must that breach be the root cause of the
employee’s resignation?
Published 19.11.2013
An employee has filed a tribunal claim. It seems weak, but some vital documents are missing from her personnel file. Is it safe to “recreate” them?
Published 04.01.2010
If an employee is summarily dismissed for gross misconduct, they are not entitled to receive the notice period stated in their contract. Could this allow them to claim wrongful dismissal, i.e. breach
of contract, by default?
Published 01.06.2012
It’s so easy to slip up when dealing with a disciplinary issue at work. In this article we’ve taken a back-to-basics approach covering the very essentials to help ensure you come out on top. What’s
to learn?
Published 23.03.2006
An employee who was sacked after he contacted the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) about a broken toilet in his workplace has been awarded £32,738 by the tribunal. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 06.09.2023
You’ve sent a letter to an employee ending their employment and know they have three months to try it on with an unfair dismissal claim. But when does this time limit actually start to run - on your
posting or their reading it?
Published 21.10.2009
The tribunal has ruled that a manager who yelled “don’t bother coming back on Monday” unfairly dismissed the employee it was directed at. What can you do to protect your position if one of your own
managers acts in a similar way?
Published 15.09.2015