Dismissal

Being good at a job may no longer be enough to prevent difficult staff from being dismissed

Pekka picks pocket for productivity; Pitch darkness to make spines tingle; Ear to the Ground

Sarah Ward, solicitor at Magrath & Co, answers this week's dilemma

The director of a no-win no-fee compensation firm that sacked its 2,500 staff by text is to face court action by the government

Dismissing someone purely on the basis of their personality is not illegal, the Court of Appeal ruled last week.

A former barman at the Hilton Waldorf hotel in London has had his claim of constructive dismissal through racial discrimination thrown out by an employment tribunal

Employers are regularly told that they cannot rely on the police to do the job of investigating for them and that they should conduct their own inquiry

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has rejected BA's appeal against a ruling in favour of a female pilot.

Over 65s are to get the same rights to unfair dismissal and redundancy payments as younger workers under new measures to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace.

The workplace is proving to be a major source of counterfeit DVDs. The Industry Trust for Intellectual Property Awareness examines the penalties for copyright theft and how HR can help firms stay on the right side of the law

Asda has confirmed that it is to cut up to 1,000 jobs, including hundreds of head office roles

It's not a pretty sight when a media dispute breaks out. Peter Taylor finds out why the press finds it so difficult to look itself in the eye when it comes to staff matters

Alex Blyth looks at how new rules for jury service will affect UK employers

Employment lawyer Jill Kelly explains how to clamp down on employees who visit porn websites at work

XpertHR answers questions on the right to receive a written statement of reasons for dismissal