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Misconduct outside work

Can employers dismiss employees who are convicted of a criminal offence they committed outside the workplace and in their own time? How about employees who are being held in custody? Not necessarily (which might come as a surprise to some employers)....

Published 4 Oct 2011 11:06 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee rights, disciplinary procedures, dismissal, misconduct, outside work

Guardian article paints HR as 'double-agents, the smiling assassins'

When bad things happen to people, they often go to HR - but HR may well have been the architects of their misfortune. Make no mistake, HR are double-agents, the smiling assassins. This is according to HR consultant Ruth Cornish, who is quoted extensively...

Published 31 May 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, dismissal, HR, hr in the media

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 21.08.10 to 03.09.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: £63,000 for a teacher who was unfairly dismissed after disciplining a schoolgirl who simulated a sex act in class; £45,000 for a woman whose employer pretended that she...

Published 3 Sep 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, redundancy, disability discrimination, disability, dismissal, pregnancy, victimisation, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, constructive dismissal, sickness absence

Professional witch on "sick leave" caught by employer auditioning for X Factor

A woman who works as a witch at the Wookey Hole tourist attraction in Somerset has been caught auditioning on the X Factor television programme on a day when she told her employer that she was ill, reports the the Daily Telegraph website . Read More....

Published 23 Aug 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee rights, disciplinary procedures, sickness, dismissal, social networking, unfair dismissal, social media, sick leave, sickness absence

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 07.08.10 to 20.08.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a police officer who was forced out after blowing the whistle on a colleague; an investment banker who is seeking £13.5 million after successfully claiming sex discrimination;...

Published 20 Aug 2010 1:08 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, holiday, sex discrimination, maternity leave, discrimination, redundancy, religion, national minimum wage, race discrimination, dismissal, pregnancy, long-term sickness, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing

No religious discrimination for dismissal for telling ill woman to "put her faith in God"

An employment tribunal has found that a housing officer was not unfairly dismissed or discriminated against on the ground of his religion when he was dismissed for telling a woman with an incurable disease that she needed to "put her faith in God"...

Published 12 Aug 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, discrimination, religion, employment tribunals, dismissal, unfair dismissal

No religious discrimination against employee dismissed for telling ill woman to "put her faith in God"

An employment tribunal has found that a housing officer was not unfairly dismissed or discriminated against on the ground of his religion when he was dismissed for telling a woman with an incurable disease that she needed to "put her faith in God"...

Published 12 Aug 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, discrimination, religion, employment tribunals, dismissal, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 26.06.10 to 09.07.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: compensation for a Protestant teacher who was made redundant in Northern Ireland; a payout for a property lettings agent who claimed that her boss asked her to lie in...

Published 9 Jul 2010 2:30 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, redundancy, religion, national minimum wage, employment tribunals, race discrimination, dismissal, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, age discrimination

EAT considers case of HR professional dismissed for gross misconduct

HR professionals are surely among the least likely staff to be dismissed for gross misconduct: they ought to be very familiar with what counts as behaviour that their employer regards as gross misconduct and that could lead to dismissal. But the Employment...

Published 10 Jun 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, disciplinary procedures, dismissal, misconduct, unfair dismissal, HR

Dismissed employee given jail sentence for contempt of court

The High Court has sentenced an ex-employee of an investment management firm to three months in prison (suspended for 18 months) after he admitted carrying out personal account trading in breach of Financial Services Authority (FSA) rules; forging a letter...

Published 26 Apr 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee rights, finance sector, dismissal, data protection

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 03.04.10 to 16.04.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including well-publicised cases involving: Tim Wheeler, former chief executive of property group Brixton plc; a Christian nurse who was not allowed to wear her cross necklace while...

Published 16 Apr 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, discrimination, religion, employment tribunals, race discrimination, dismissal, deductions from pay, unfair dismissal

Manchester United worker dismissed for wearing the wrong colour of scarf

A worker at Old Trafford has been dismissed for breaching Manchester United's dress and appearance code (on the Manchester Evening News website). During a match, part-time kiosk worker and student Jerry Vyse took the somewhat unwise decision to don...

Published 22 Mar 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, dress code, terms and conditions, dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 06.03.10 to 19.03.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an unsuccessful age discrimination claim by a TV journalist; the first decision on trade union blacklisting; and an award for a chip shop worker who was dismissed for...

Published 19 Mar 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, sex discrimination, redundancy, national minimum wage, employment tribunals, dismissal, pregnancy, unfair dismissal, blacklisting, age discrimination, lay-offs

Single mistake (like crashing a nuclear submarine) can justify dismissal

The recent court martial (on the Daily Telegraph website) of the commander of a British nuclear submarine who crashed his vessel into a large rock provides a useful reminder that there are occasions when a single mistake can justify dismissal. Read More...

Published 16 Mar 2010 3:02 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee rights, disciplinary procedures, dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 20.02.10 to 05.03.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an award of over £50,000 for a Croatian employee who was harassed; an unsuccessful unfair dismissal claim by a doctor who refused to work unless he had somewhere to sleep...

Published 5 Mar 2010 8:55 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, harassment, redundancy, contracts, employment tribunals, sexual orientation, race discrimination, dismissal, unfair dismissal

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