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 security officer at Heathrow Airport has been awarded £44,000 for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for showing a ‘racist’ video to a colleague.
British Airways crew member with 40 years’ service wins disability discrimination claim after stress and anxiety made her unable to fly.
A financial adviser who was accused of making sexual comments to female colleagues was unfairly dismissed thanks to procedural failures.
Northern Ireland prison officer was subject to harassment by his boss in an English institution over family links to the IRA and his accent.
The TUC has today (Monday) has told Conservative and Lib Dem peers to ‘stop trying to block’ stronger rights for millions of workers.
The House of Lords has voted for an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that would remove day-one unfair dismissal rights.
Manager summarily dismissed after covert phone recording with HR was shared with the CEO awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal.
A senior recruiter has been awarded nearly £188,000 after being sacked over his health issues.
Construction worker unfairly dismissed for paying for pottery using company credit card has awarded £26,000, employment tribunal rules.
The Labour Court in Ireland has set a date for an appeal in a high-profile case between a former Twitter...
A finance worker who falsified timesheets when working from home, loses claim for unfair dismissal from a university students’ union.
A security officer who fell asleep on his shift has been awarded just over £20,000 for unfair dismissal.
More than 100 companies in the facilities management sector warn of ‘unintended consequences’ of workers' rights bill.
Two unfairly dismissed TUC workers awarded £100,000 following flawed investigation involving general secretary Paul Nowak.
The claimant joined Roke Manor Research in 2020 as a software engineer, but struggled with poor timekeeping. He was later diagnosed with ADHD.
