Where a decision is taken to offer reinstatement to an employee after an internal appeal against dismissal, what’s the legal position if they refuse to return to work? Are they still dismissed?
Published 20.09.2007
A nurse who found herself in an embarrassing situation made light of it by cracking a joke. She was later dismissed for gross misconduct due to her “lewd comments”. The Court of Appeal has now ruled
that her sacking was unfair. Why?
Published 22.02.2011
In some instances an employee will ask to be made redundant or they may volunteer for redundancy if you indicate that compulsory redundancies are on the cards. Can volunteers for redundancy still
claim unfair dismissal?
Published 12.05.2022
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
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
Deciding whether or not to dismiss an employee can be tough, particularly if you’re not sure whether it’s appropriate in the circumstances. So how can a new case help you avoid the costs of getting
it wrong?
Published 05.06.2009
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 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 she used a work PC for online shopping during her breaks has won her claim for unfair dismissal and been awarded £16,000. What did her employer do wrong?
Published 24.04.2019