An important and valued client is refusing to have one of your workers back on their site. How should you deal with the situation? Can you just dismiss him because there’s no longer a job?
Published 11.01.2007
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
One of your employees has just been banned from driving after committing a criminal offence. Does this give you an automatic right to dismiss them? If not, what must you do?
Published 01.02.2016
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
You have an underperforming employee who you really want to dismiss. However, a manager says that before you can do this you must consider whether you have a suitable alternative role for them. Is
this true?
Published 10.02.2020
An important client has heard a nasty rumour about one of your employees and they are now insisting on his removal from their contract. But you have no other work available, so where would you stand
legally if you sacked him?
Published 04.01.2010
A customer has said that they no longer want a particular employee of yours to carry out work on their premises. You don’t have any alternative work for them and dismissal seems the only option. Is
this the correct move?
Published 17.04.2008
A subscriber’s been asked to remove an employee from a contract due to his alleged improper conduct. But their client won’t let them speak to the witness and there’s no other contract they can move
him to. How should they play it?
Published 05.02.2009
Having carefully considered all the evidence in a case of misconduct, you’ve decided to dismiss the employee. Why should you never say to them - either verbally or in writing - that there is no other
option available to you?
Published 01.02.2022
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