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”.
Covid-19 whistleblowers ignored and dismissed by employers
Nearly half of employees with coronavirus concerns have had their queries ignored.
Age Concern exec undermined by trustees wins £26k in compensation
A former charity CEO has won more than £26,000 in compensation after being constructively dismissed from her role.
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‘I went to get a Covid-19 test and now I’ve lost my job’
Worker in France who didn't know he had Covid-19 despite taking a test was dismissed for serious misconduct.
Security guard called ‘honey’ by manager wins £10k in sex discrimination case
The worker was repeatedly called ‘honey’ by her manager, had her hours reduced and was denied the ability to take paid holiday.
Dismissed Lidl worker claims to follow ancient Hellenistic philosophy
Stoicism – an ancient philosophy – is a protected characteristic, rules tribunal.
Train guard recorded ‘shooting his mouth off’ was unfairly dismissed
Claimant had been covertly recorded by a colleague 'holding forth on strike breakers and Conservative voters'.
More employment tribunals to go virtual in raft of changes
The government is relaxing the rules around employment tribunals to allow more hearings to be held online in an effort...
Gender-fluid and non-binary workers protected under Equality Act
Protections under the Equality Act for those going through gender reassignment extends to those who identify as gender-fluid or non-binary,...
Teacher investigated over indecent images was unfairly dismissed
Judge said claimant not warned he could be dismissed for causing employer reputational damage.
Former CPS prosecutor brought unfair dismissal case ‘too late’
A solicitor claiming for unfair dismissal against the Crown Prosecution Service has had her case dismissed after a judge ruled...
‘Old boys’ network’: Sales exec wins sexism case against tech firm Splunk
A sales executive who earned more than £700,000 per year has won her claim for sex discrimination at an employment...
Employee sacked for using Hitler meme wins pay out
A BP employee in Australia who lost his job after sending colleagues a Hitler meme parodying the company’s wage negotiations...
Furloughed employees must receive redundancy in full
Furloughed employees will be entitled to redundancy pay based on their normal wages, not their furlough rate, from tomorrow (31...
Coronavirus and travel: seven questions about quarantine
On Saturday, the government announced that anyone returning from Spain, including the Balearics and Canaries, must self-isolate on their return...
Lecturer called ‘mad as a box of frogs’ wins constructive dismissal claim
A former university lecturer has successfully brought a constructive unfair dismissal claim at an employment tribunal after the education establishment...
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