Deciding whether or not to dismiss an employee can be tough, particularly if you’re not sure whether it’s appropriate in the circumstances. So how can a new case help you avoid the costs of getting
it wrong?
Published 05.06.2009
In the case of Sandle v Adecco 2016 the employer hadn’t heard from the employee for some time. Equally, it had made no attempt to contact her. The employee subsequently claimed unfair dismissal but
lost. Why?
Published 16.11.2016
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 23.06.2021
An employee who was sacked for not washing his hands has lost his claim for unfair dismissal at the tribunal. So does this mean you can safely dismiss one of your own employees if they don’t wash
their hands?
Published 30.08.2016
In a recent case, an employee was sacked for sleeping on the job in the employer’s first aid room. The tribunal concluded that his dismissal was both “fair and reasonable. Why did it reach this
decision?
Published 06.12.2012
We recently advised you that unfair dismissal claims must be brought within three months of the termination of employment. However, one employee has just been given a six-week extension. Has the rule
been changed?
Published 29.11.2013
It’s been suggested that a sick employee is well enough to work. So you’re thinking about hiring a private investigator to take covert video recordings of them. Can the footage be used as evidence
during disciplinary proceedings?
Published 09.09.2011
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
An employee who needed to answer “a call of nature”, stopped his van to do just that. His employer reacted by sacking him for gross misconduct. But what did the tribunal think? Was this a “reasonable
response” or not?
Published 20.11.2009
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