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Dismissal

A dismissal is the termination of an individual's employment by the employer. Employees have a right not to be unfairly dismissed from employment.

Before dismissing an employee, employers need to make sure that they have a potentially fair reason. The five potentially fair reasons for dismissal are: capability or qualifications; conduct; redundancy; where continued employment would contravene the law; and “some other substantial reason”.

A dismissal can also be constructive, where an employee resigns in response to his or her employer's breach of contract.


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    RSA unfairly dismissed employee for union-related activity

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Nov 2023

    The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) unfairly dismissed an employee who accused it of being hypocritical over its refusal to recognise trade union.

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    Dismissal for absence following allergic reaction was discriminatory

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2023

    An employment tribunal finds that the dismissal of an employee for absence following an allergic reaction was discriminatory.

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    Citibank analyst sacked for lying about expenses claim loses case

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Oct 2023

    A former Citibank analyst who was dismissed for submitting an expenses claim that included meals for his partner has lost a tribunal claim.

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    Starling Bank to pay £1.1m to asthmatic employee treated unfavourably

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Oct 2023

    An employment tribunal says Starling Bank should pay £1.1m to an employee it treated unfavourably because of her asthma.

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    NHS Trust dismissed woman who was subject to ‘sex-related harassment’

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    A hospital pharmacy worker has won a tribunal case over her claim she was subject to sex-related harassment.

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    Met Police dismisses 100 officers in a year for gross misconduct

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023

    The police force reveals there has been 100 dismissals for gross misconduct over the past year, as the Met scrambles to overhaul its culture.

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    Employee’s ill-health dismissal was by mutual consent, finds EAT

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Sep 2023

    An employee who was dismissed because of ill health and agreed to receive an insurance payout to cover his salary...

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    Top 10 HR questions August 2023: Ill health dismissals and disciplinaries

    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2023
    by Brightmine 1 Sep 2023

    Questions last month focused on dismissing an employee on grounds of ill health and queries around disciplinary procedures.

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    Police officers will be automatically dismissed for gross misconduct

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2023

    Police officers guilty of gross misconduct or who fail vetting checks will be automatically dismissed, the government has announced.

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    Care worker told ‘you have no friends’ was constructively dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Aug 2023

    A care home worker who was told 'you have no friends' by a manager was constructively dismissed.

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    Police chief wants control of disciplinary process

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Aug 2023

    The head of the Metropolitan police has called for a return to the system of chief constables sacking rogue officers.

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    Bank worker who advertised sex work online wins unfair dismissal case

    by Jo Faragher 9 Aug 2023
    by Jo Faragher 9 Aug 2023

    A former NatWest employee who advertised sex work online has won a case for unfair dismissal after flaws were revealed in the disciplinary process.

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    Director constructively dismissed by ‘male-dominated’ special effects firm

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Aug 2023

    A woman has won a constructive dismissal case against film effects firm Artem, which she argued forced her out because of her sex and race.

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    NatWest executive wins £90k after dismissal following cancer treatment

    by Jo Faragher 2 Aug 2023
    by Jo Faragher 2 Aug 2023

    A former NatWest executive has been awarded £90,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal after her cancer surgery.

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