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”.
In Ms E Onibere v Rodman Pearce Solicitors Ltd, a tribunal ruled an employee with cancer was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against.
P&O Ferries owner DP World has withdrawn from the leadership team of a freeport project because of political pressure stemming from the P&O Ferries redundancies.
A former P&O Ferries chef is taking the company to an employment tribunal, claiming unfair dismissal, racial discrimination and harassment.
The government will publish a new statutory code on ‘fire and rehire’ tactics in a bid to clamp down on unscrupulous employers.
A Network Rail worker with 'shy bladder syndrome' who could not provide urine sample for drug testing has won £90,000 for unfair dismissal.
A woman who was unfairly dismissed from her job after her male boss exclaimed “she must be on her menopause”...
Tribunal finds NatWest Group unfairly dismissed and discriminated against an employee after she disclosed her bowel cancer diagnosis.
A nursery employee who was dismissed at the height of the pandemic was discriminated against because she was pregnant, a tribunal has found.
A plumbing and heating engineer has been awarded almost £25,000 in compensation for age-related discrimination and unfair dismissal.
As some employers reveal that they have removed contractual sick pay from unvaccinated staff, Joanne Moseley examines the legal risks...
A former Marine Scotland has lost her claim for unfair dismissal and breach of contract after she made inaccurate allegations.
A pet food retailer unfairly dismissed an employee after she raised concerns about health and safety and blew the whistle...
The decision to dismiss a cleaner who went to work with Covid-19 was unfair because his employer did not follow a fair process, an employment tribunal has found.
A senior British Council official has won his unfair dismissal case over claims he groped a female embassy worker at...
A former University of Huddersfield lecturer who was dimissed for not having a PhD has been awarded £108,000 in compensation after the university refused to reinstate him.
