In Fower v Shine 2017 the employee, who had ten years’ service, was sacked after he took a day’s holiday at short notice. His subsequent claim for unfair dismissal failed. Why was this?
Published 03.07.2017
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
A former employee whose dismissal for gross misconduct was found to be fair by the tribunal has still been awarded more than £16,000 in compensation. Why was he handed this amount of cash if there
was no unfair dismissal?
Published 22.12.2020
In a 2021 case, the employer dismissed an employee after he was seen at a social club smoking during a period of sickness absence. The tribunal has now ruled that this was an unfair dismissal. Why?
Published 01.07.2021
An employee who was dismissed for referring to his bosses as “twit and twat” in a text to a client has won his tribunal claim for unfair dismissal. The employer involved made a fatal error. What was
it and how could it have been avoided?
Published 02.07.2020
An employment tribunal has concluded that an employee who was sacked for taking a selfie on works premises whilst wearing a rubber Osama bin Laden face mask was unfairly dismissed. Where did the
employer go wrong?
Published 23.03.2015
A male employee who was sacked after he was embarrassingly caught short on two occasions has won his unfair dismissal claim and compensation of nearly £30,000. Why did the employer make such a mess
of this case?
Published 03.11.2016
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
An employee who was sacked because he couldn’t account for 25 of his working hours over a three-week period has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Why did the tribunal rule in the employer’s
favour?
Published 19.11.2020
An employee who was dismissed after his employer discovered that he was operating a sex business from its car park has won his claim for unfair dismissal. Where did the employer go wrong?
Published 24.08.2023