In November 2015 the tribunal ruled that a London Zoo employee who glassed a fellow colleague in the face was unfairly dismissed. Her behaviour was at the extreme end of the scale, so where did the
employer go wrong?
Published 09.12.2015
An employee who was sacked by WhatsApp due to her “toxic behaviour” towards colleagues has won her claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded over £12,000 by the tribunal. Where did the employer go
wrong?
Published 13.06.2023
An employee has won her tribunal claim for unfair dismissal simply because her former employer’s disciplinary and dismissal procedure contained two failures. What must every employer always do?
Published 06.10.2022
An employee who was sacked because she used a work PC for online shopping during her breaks has won her claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded £16,000. What did her employer do wrong?
Published 24.04.2019
An employee who secretly moonlighted as a porn star has successfully claimed unfair dismissal. However, the employer probably would have won the case had it not made one fatal mistake. So where did
it go wrong?
Published 09.09.2016
The tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked for liking and sharing a Facebook post which criticised her boss was unfairly dismissed. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 07.11.2022
An employee who was accused of stealing a soft drink and subsequently dismissed has been awarded over £20,000 by the tribunal. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 19.06.2018
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employee who was sacked during an appraisal meeting was fairly dismissed, even though no proper dismissal procedure was followed by the employer. Why
did it make this finding?
Published 17.09.2020
An employee who was sacked for posting offensive and discriminatory tweets on his personal Twitter account has won his claim for unfair dismissal. Where did the employer involved go wrong and what
must you do?
Published 26.01.2023
When an employee gave out homegrown tomato plants to all but one colleague, he was accused of favouritism and subsequently sacked. The tribunal has now held that it was an unfair dismissal. Why?
Published 20.11.2014