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Unfair dismissal

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”.


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    £3m award for unfairly dismissed Isle of Man medical director

    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023

    A doctor who was unfairly dismissed from her role as medical director has been awarded £3m in compensation.

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    Nursery chef unfairly dismissed after biscuit snub

    by Jo Faragher 21 Apr 2023
    by Jo Faragher 21 Apr 2023

    A nursery worker was unfairly dismissed after his employer's investigation into a series of incidents.

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    Worker unfairly dismissed following offensive Facebook posts

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    Tribunal finds London Underground employee who posted offensive remarks about the Black Lives Matter protests on Facebook was unfairly dismissed.

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    Dismissal after homophobic remarks was unfair due to investigation flaws

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Mar 2023

    The dismissal of an employee who made homophobic remarks was unfair becasue of mistakes in the investigation, tribunal finds.

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    The P&O Ferries sackings one year on

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Mar 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Mar 2023

    Although the government has introduced the Seafarers Wages Bill, unions say ministers have failed to act over the unlawful sackings of P&O Ferries employees one year ago.

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    Pregnant worker given fewer shifts was discriminated against

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2023

    A pregnant worker who was offered fewer shifts and later dismissed has been awarded more than £15,000 for unfair dismissal and discrimination. 

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    Manager awarded £70k by tribunal in ageism case

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Feb 2023

    A former manager in a communications firm has been awarded almost £71,000 compensation by an employment tribunal after being unfairly dismissed in a case involving ageism.

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    Hospital whistleblower wins £219,000 in compensation

    by Jo Faragher 25 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 25 Jan 2023

    A hospital consultant who raised safety concerns about a new procedure has been awarded £219,000 compensation for unfair dismissal.

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    Car dealership ‘fabricated’ documents to justify dismissal

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jan 2023

    A car dealership dismissed an employee without notice, pay or reason, and was found to have fabricated documents to purport that a fair process was followed.

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    Employee monitoring software spots ‘time theft’ in unfair dismissal claim

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jan 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jan 2023

    A civil tribunal in Canada has ruled that an employee should compensate her former employer for ‘time theft’ because tracking software had calculated she had misrepresented hours worked.

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    DHL driver unfairly dismissed after altercation in van

    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2023

    An HGV driver who got into a fight with a colleague was unfairly dismissed amid flaws in the disciplinary and investigation process, a tribunal has ruled.

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    Top 10 HR questions December 2022: unfair dismissal compensation

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    by XpertHR 5 Jan 2023

    The top FAQ for December looks at the 2021/22 statistics for unfair dismissal compensation.

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    Royal Mail whistleblower awarded over £100,000

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    Kam Jhuti, heard the tribunal, had been intimidated and harassed by her boss after shadowing a colleague and reporting that some colleagues were ‘in effect defrauding the company’.

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