In Gnahoua v Abellio London Ltd 2017 the employer refused the employee’s choice of companion for his disciplinary appeal hearing. However, when it came to compensation, the tribunal awarded him only
£2. Why was this?
Published 19.05.2017
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
When disciplining employees you know that you must act reasonably. So you might be inclined to give them the “benefit of the doubt”, particularly for a first offence. But could a decision like this
ever come back to bite you?
Published 24.03.2010
An employee who refused to carry out job-related tasks because her bosses didn’t say “please” has claimed race discrimination at the tribunal. Are employees entitled to insist that you always make
such polite requests of them?
Published 06.09.2023
An employee who was found to have stored obscene material on his employer’s cloud storage account has claimed unfair dismissal and been awarded over £53,000. Where did the employer in this case go
wrong?
Published 10.05.2019
The current statutory disciplinary and dismissal procedures (DDP) will be replaced by a new voluntary ACAS Code of Practice on April 6 2009, which aims to promote fairness. So how should you then
handle disciplinary issues?
Published 19.03.2009
The tribunal has awarded an employee over £16,000 having ruled that the employer conducted a flawed drug investigation. Where did the employer in this case go wrong and what should you never do?
Published 04.04.2019
On April 6 2009, the current statutory dispute resolution procedures will be abolished. They’ll be replaced with a new ACAS Code of Practice that contains a number of important changes. Any good news
for employers?
Published 19.02.2009
Of course you know how important it is to follow the disciplinary procedure to the letter. So when you invited an employee to a hearing you advised them of their right to be accompanied. But what
role can their rep really play?
Published 03.04.2008
An employee who was summarily dismissed for “knowingly providing false information” to a health and safety investigation has won his claim for unfair dismissal at the tribunal. What’s the takeaway
point from this case?
Published 22.10.2019