An employee who threatened to “rip off” a colleague’s beard when he found out that somebody had used his personal mug has won his claim for unfair dismissal at the tribunal. Where did the employer go
wrong?
Published 17.11.2022
The tribunal has found that an employee who refused to wear a face mask whilst carrying out his work was fairly dismissed by the employer. Does this ruling mean that you can sack any employee who
refuses to wear a mask?
Published 19.03.2021
The tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked for complaining about his boss on Facebook was unfairly dismissed and awarded him £28,000. However, the employer had a social media policy in
place, so why was the dismissal unfair?
Published 11.02.2021
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 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
An employee who was sacked after he “liked” a comment on Facebook about hitting a line manager has won his claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded over £32,000. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 06.11.2014
An employee has been awarded over £38,000 after the tribunal concluded that the documents produced by the employer to support its dismissal decision had all been fabricated for the hearing. How can
you prove that a document is genuine?
Published 07.02.2023
In September 2016 there were reports that an employee had successfully claimed unfair dismissal because her employer refused to answer her subject access request (SAR). Why did it really lose this
case?
Published 06.10.2016
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
Apparently, many public sector employees have been sacked for posting inappropriate comments on social media websites. Do you have the right to dismiss someone if you don’t like what they’ve said
online?
Published 11.06.2013