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”.
Institution to stand by policy designed to promote younger academics and will appeal Prof Ewart ruling.
An ex-Highways England driver has been awarded almost £74,000 in compensation by an employment tribunal after she was harassed by...
Ethical veganism should be protected under the Equality Act 2010.
An employment tribunal has found that Oxford University acted unlawfully when dismissing 69-year-old Professor Paul Ewart because of his age.
A whistleblower who complained that staff at an NHS trust were being bullied and not given proper breaks has been...
A Beefeater kitchen manager who was dismissed for food safety failings after working excessive hours was discriminated against because of...
An NHS physiotherapist is fighting a Home Office attempt to remove her from the UK after being dismissed from her job.
This recent case should sound an alert for companies looking to dismiss staff for...
A Royal Mail employee was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle, not for the alleged poor performance – based on...
An 89-year-old former medical secretary who was unfairly dismissed from her post at Royal Berkshire Hospital has won £200,000 in...
An employment tribunal has accepted that the US government can’t be investigated for breaches of UK employment law in facilities...
Drivers for the minicab app Bolt have staged a protest against what they describe as “unfair” dismissals and its alleged...
What do organisations need to consider to ensure their redundancy and restructure decisions don't lead them to an employment tribunal?
An employee who was made redundant when Capita Customer Management refused to allow her to continue working part time following...
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the company to tribunal for unfair dismissal and equal...
