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 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
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 has been awarded over £38,000 after the tribunal concluded that the documents produced by the employer to support its dismissal decision had all been fabricated for the hearing. How can
you prove that a document is genuine?
Published 07.02.2023
British Airways (BA) has been ordered to pay a former employee over £19,000 in compensation after he succeeded in his claim for unfair dismissal. What was BA’s simple mistake?
Published 20.04.2018
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
The tribunal has ruled an employee who was sacked because his employer discovered that he had used cannabis in his private time was unfairly dismissed. Why did the tribunal reach this conclusion?
Published 04.03.2021
An employee has been accused of serious misconduct. You’ve taken witness statements from several colleagues who say that they “didn’t see anything”. Should you disclose them to the accused?
Published 19.11.2018
An employee has won her tribunal claim for unfair dismissal simply because her former employer’s disciplinary and dismissal procedure contained two failures. What must every employer always do?
Published 06.10.2022
The tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked for calling his boss “a tw@t” was unfairly dismissed and awarded him £19,000. What did the employer do wrong in the dismissal procedure?
Published 24.10.2018