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”.
MPs reject Lords' amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, which the government said would have weakened the legislation.
CBI finds that businesses are cautious about the impact of day one rights, together with national insurance costs and skills shortages.
Former manager at Sainsbury’s awarded £60,000 for constructive dismissal, whistleblowing detriment and sex discrimination.
An estate agent who won his case for constructive unfair dismissal after feeling demoted when he transferred to another branch...
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A bar manager who was told by her boss that she looked “very Aryan with your blue eyes and blonde...
A reshuffle of top government positions after the resignation of deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has sparked concerns about the future of the Employment Rights Bill.
An administrator has won a claim for unfair dismissal after she shopped online on her work computer.
An office manager who called her manager and another director ‘dickheads’ during a meeting was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
Employment Rights Bill passes Lords and returns Commons after one Tory peer described it as ‘terrible’, while another wished it well.
Employer did not establish a link between the ‘juvenile, inappropriate’ noises and the claim from a colleague of racism.
An easyJet cabin crew manager who indulged in ‘flirty banter’ has lost his case for unfair dismissal and sexual orientation discrimination.
Senior council members accused Mr Trevaskis of ‘scaremongering’ and he was warned by the council leader not to send similar emails again.
Cheesecake café worker dismissed after complaining it was too cold to have door open, awarded £21,600 at employment tribunal.
A conservation officer with the Hawk and Owl Trust was unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about the way the charity was run.
