On occasion, you may have a situation that seems to tick all the boxes for dismissal on-ill health grounds. However, following a recent case, what are the latest checks that you should make before
going ahead?
Published 12.06.2008
The Court of Appeal has decided that an employee who was sacked following over a year’s sickness absence was unfairly dismissed. Does that mean you can’t ever dismiss employees who are on long-term
sickness absence?
Published 05.04.2017
Your employee’s been off work for months and you’ve just received a medical report stating that he won’t be able to return to work in any capacity in the foreseeable future. Is it now safe to sack
him?
Published 30.11.2006
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 Game Retail Ltd v Laws 2014 the employee claimed that he was unfairly dismissed for posting offensive comments on Twitter. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has now heard the case. What can we learn
from its ruling?
Published 30.01.2015
Let’s suppose that one of your employees claims to be disabled. You want to confirm the position with their GP, but whenever you ask for their written consent to do this you’re met with a point-blank
refusal. Where do you stand?
Published 11.02.2014
In a tribunal case the employee had been asked to attend a disciplinary hearing but was ultimately dismissed on capability grounds. She claimed this procedural error rendered her dismissal unfair.
Why didn’t it really matter?
Published 28.04.2014
When an employee was first signed off, the sick note said “chest infection”. Now it cites “stress” as the reason for his absence. Either way, you want him out if he can’t do the job. But what step
must you take before even trying to fire him?
Published 10.02.2010
Taking the decision to dismiss in a case of long-term absence is tricky, but where do you stand if the employee is off sick because of something you’ve done?
Published 16.10.2008
The tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked for taking over 300 sick days was unfairly dismissed. When you’re managing sickness absence, what must be disregarded from sick leave
calculations?
Published 14.06.2022