When the relationship between you and an employee breaks down, it’s possible to dismiss them on the grounds of “some other substantial reason” (SOSR). Do you need to follow the ACAS Code in this
situation?
Published 11.06.2013
You’ve knowingly employed someone who previously committed a criminal offence. Unfortunately, a couple of your other employees have now found out and are refusing to work with this individual. What
should you do?
Published 23.03.2017
An employee hasn’t provided evidence of their continued right to work in the UK but you’ve no proof they are now working illegally. According to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, does this give you
grounds for their dismissal?
Published 10.05.2016
You need to make some alterations to the way an employee works. The primary reason is to save on overtime payments, meaning the employee may lose out. If he refuses to accept the change, would a
dismissal be fair?
Published 06.04.2006
As you may know, taping a disciplinary hearing is perfectly legal. But supposing you hold a private meeting with managers to discuss a disciplinary case and it’s secretly recorded by the employee?
Could this be used against you in a tribunal?
Published 28.06.2007
When one employer was forced to reduce overheads, all but one employee agreed to a 5% pay cut. As a result, he was later dismissed. What did the Employment Appeal Tribunal say about this decision?
Published 09.09.2011
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
Unlike the old statutory dismissal procedures, the new ACAS Code of Practice doesn’t apply to redundancy situations. So from now on what will tribunals be looking for when deciding whether or not
this type of dismissal is fair?
Published 02.06.2009
One of your employees is assigned to look after an important client. However, your client wants them removed from their account as they believe “your employee is useless”. Does their complaint give
you grounds for dismissal?
Published 09.12.2015
When dismissing an employee for misconduct you know that you must follow a fair procedure and give them a right of appeal. But what if it comes about via a redundancy situation? Should they be given
the same opportunity?
Published 04.01.2010