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 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.
Judgment finds ‘no cogent explanation‘ as to why a ‘fine necklace with a small pendant of religious devotional significance‘ was not permitted.
Hospital worker whose absence was treated as unauthorised while he awaited his wife's test result has suceeded in part of his tribunal claim.
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A Labour government would give all workers protections against unfair dismissal from their first day in employment, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
Employment tribunal finds fault in school's disciplinary investigation after pupil lied about being forced into a cupboard.
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A former marketing director at courier service CitySprint, where male colleagues allegedly joked about taking bets about her pregnancy weight...
A waiter who claimed his boss burped in his face and passed wind in front of customers has won his...
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A British Asian man who conformed with a sales team culture described as ‘laddish’,...
A mortgage adviser who was sacked for “always moaning” has won more than £20,000 in compensation.
The employment tribunal in...
