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”.
Day-one unfair dismissal and sick pay rights among small firms' greatest concerns about Employment Rights Bill, FSB survey shows.
A civil servant who blew the whistle on the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has won a case for unfair dismissal against the Foreign Office.
An organist from the US has won a wrongful dismissal case at an employment tribunal against a parish church.
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Christian school assistant sacked after sharing Facebook posts her employer deemed trans- and homophobic wins case at the Court of Appeal.
Border Force officer who failed to declare he was previously fired by his employer was fairly dismissed, rules EAT.
More than three in five (62%) of employment tribunal claims were settled before their final hearing, according to new figures.
Software developer refused her request to WFH in Pakistan unfairly dismissed by employer after it failed to provide sufficient notice.
A museum worker whose social media posts were littered with typos was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has found.
A hospital porter who was sacked for refusing to wear a face mask during the Covid pandemic has lost his claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination.
Businesses seeking to cut costs through redundancies post-budget should not rely on this as the sole reason for dismissal.
Baby products business Mothercare created a “sham” redundancy to sack an employee who took maternity leave.
From seemingly throwaway remarks to out-of-the-blue dismissals, here are 10 of the more bizarre and unusual employment tribunal cases from 2024.
An amendment paper on the Employment Rights Bill has been issued by the House of Commons, including a number of significant changes.
Some of the government’s impact assessments of the Employment Rights Bill were ‘not fit for purpose’ and the policies could...
A lawyer was dismissed for sexually assaulting a female colleague despite CCTV evidence showing her account of the incident was false.
