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”.
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The recent allegations against a group of Chelsea supporters highlight how employee misconduct outside the workplace can cause difficulties for...
Carol Howard, the policewoman who successfully claimed race and sex discrimination against the Metropolitan Police, has reached a final settlement...
A worker who placed on social media a “selfie” of himself wearing an Osama Bin Laden mask at work was...
A church pastor has successfully defended an employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal against her deacon husband. Stephen Simpson rounds...
Since the introduction of fees, the employment tribunal has, thankfully, become a less common destination for the HR professional. However,...
Two former Aberdeen City Council social workers have been awarded around £40,000 and £18,000 respectively for unfair dismissal. Stephen Simpson...
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) tackled the thorny issue of applying sickness absence criteria...
A Northern Ireland tribunal has found that staff who were made redundant at Canadian firm Nortel are entitled to payments...
An employment tribunal has found that a sergeant’s comments to a police officer returning to work after a stress-related absence...
Agency workers have the right to be informed of relevant vacancies in the organisation to which they are assigned. But...
The TUPE transfer of care staff from the NHS to Prospect Housing and Support Services resulted in unlawful variations to...
Times are changing for employers of members of the reserve forces from 1 October 2014. The Territorial Army is no...
An employment tribunal has awarded £32,000 to an employee who was unfairly dismissed after “liking” a Facebook comment about his...
A recent tribunal where the former BBC technology chief was found to be unfairly dismissed ended up costing the corporation...
