A pregnant employee who was fired after she searched her colleagues’ emails looking for evidence that they were bullying her has lost her unfair dismissal claim. Why was her dismissal not deemed to
be automatically unfair?
Published 14.02.2022
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked for being persistently late was fairly dismissed. Does this decision mean that you can safely sack any employee who is a poor
timekeeper?
Published 20.10.2022
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
An employee who was sacked for visiting 27,500 websites for “personal reasons” has won his tribunal case for unfair dismissal. So where did his employer go wrong and how can you avoid paying out
£38,000?
Published 08.09.2010
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 has won her claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded over £3,400 by the tribunal after she was sacked for calling in sick yet again on a Monday morning. Why did the employer lose?
Published 23.02.2023
When an employee who’s been dismissed for misconduct successfully appeals against that decision, they are automatically reinstated. If they then say that they don’t want to return to work, can they
still claim unfair dismissal?
Published 29.11.2022
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 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 who was dismissed for using a works van when he wasn’t working has won his claim for unfair dismissal. This was because the employer made a fatal error with regards to its disciplinary
investigation. What do you need to know?
Published 25.04.2023