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”.
There is nothing more frustrating for employers than discovering that an employee dismissed for blatant misconduct has an arguable claim...
An employment tribunal held that an immigration officer was fairly dismissed for accepting a bribe from an offender, despite then...
A key case for HR, which was expected to go to the Court of Appeal in 2016, has settled. The...
While employment tribunal fees have drastically reduced the number of cases and typical awards for claimants are generally four-figure sums,...
A museum was found to have fairly dismissed a worker during a crackdown on persistent lateness at work, after he...
What were the most significant employment case law decisions in 2015? We count down the 10 most important judgments for employers this year.
A recent case where an HR team advised a line manager to dismiss an employee highlights the risks of HR...
A London Zoo meerkat handler who got into a Christmas party fight with...
The EAT has held that a bank worker who licked the face of a colleague...
The BBC spent nearly £500,000 failing to defend an unfair dismissal claim brought by its former chief technology officer John...
The case of Williams v Leeds United FC seems to show the benefits of so-called “fishing expeditions”, or trawling through...
Halloween is becoming an increasingly extravagant and high-profile event in the UK, having traditionally lagged behind US celebrations each October....
An employer fairly dismissed an employee for “some other substantial reason” when the client refused to have her back on...
Two young sisters suffered age discrimination after their employer subjected them to aggressive and unfair criticism, an employment tribunal has...
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Court of Appeal considered the familiar question of when an employment tribunal can...
