Dismissal
Short service dismissal
Short service dismissalWhenever we start a new job we are always keen to make a good early impression.There can be nothing worse than thinking that you are doing a good job only to be unexpectedly ...
Unfairly dismissed for poor performance when ill health is to blame
Being sacked from a job can be a huge shock and when it’s the result of unlawful treatement it is even worse.
Fatima, a restaurant worker for just under five years, was dismissed for poor perf...
News 18 - 25 Jan 2019
This week we will take a look at a handful of issues the government is addressing to try to improve the working lives of people with stress and mental health problems along with those who identify ...
The right to Appeal against dismissal
It is or should be a worry for any business when employing an individual who may not have the right to work in the UK, especially when you understand what is at stake. There has been increase...
Employment Law Update
Interim ReliefDoes 'likely' (in the context of the threshold for interim relief under s129(1) ERA 1996) simply mean 'more likely than not'?No, held the EAT in Wollenberg v Global Gaming Ventur...
Manager pays the price for losing his cool and sacking sales executive
Being on the receiving end of your boss losing his temper is never nice.
Now imagine, that at the same time, he throws items at you, insults and swears at you and then dismisses you on the spo...
Avoiding dismissal when it seems inevitable
There are some disciplinary offences that if admitted can almost guarantee an employee will be dismissed - and theft of company stock is definitely one of them.
If you add to that, that the ...
Dealing with the most serious disciplinary allegation and fighting to save your job
Dealing with the most serious disciplinary allegation and fighting to save your job
Facing disciplinary action linked to a death is as serious as it can get for an employee.
When Kelly, an ...
The unexpected outcome in a disciplinary case where the figures did not add up
When Joel was accused of performing badly at work he expected to be sacked.
Joel was working in advertising sales and allegedly failing to hit targets. When he first met our representative h...
Disciplinary for Facebook message
The writing really could be on the wall for inappropriate social media posts
It’s understandable that from time to time employees will want to vent their frustrations about work, but doing s...
Arrested but cleared and being disciplined
Having to deal with far worse than a nasty hangover after a night out.
An employee accused of a serious crime, arrested, questioned and cleared could be forgiven for thinking that is the end...
no evidence to support disciplinary allegation
When no evidence really should mean no case to answer
For an innocent employee accused of wrongdoing the first thing they are eager to see is the evidence against them so that they can clear...
Facing an unfair cut from your dream job
Being called a liar and fraudster is tough to take at the best of times but when it’s by your boss at your first ever job it is extremely distressing.Devastated Toni was an apprentice hairdresser w...
Accused of theft but innocent
To be labelled a liar and thief by your employer and urged to resign rather than be sacked is probably as bad as it can get for an employee.
This is exactly the position Ged found himself in...
disciplinary action after being arrested
You may be unsure what welcome to expect when returning to work having saved someone from a vicious beating – but the threat of the sack is not one of them.
This is the position Callum found...
what is a settlement agreement
Agreeing the way forward when the employment relationship no longer works
All working relationships do not smoothly and when they do break down it can be with damaging consequences.
Trying ...
Height Requirement for Police is Indirectly Discriminatory against Women
Is the Greek government's regulation imposing the same minimum height requirement to join the police of 170 cm for both men and women unjustifiable indirect discrimination?Yes, is the long and shor...
Agreeing the way forward when the employment relationship no longer works
All working relationships do not smoothly and when they do break down it can be with damaging consequences.
Trying to resolve such matters amicably can be difficult especially with emotions ...
Facing dismissal for an honest error of judgement.
It’s incredibly difficult to go through working life without making a genuine mistake and when it leaves you facing the sack it can become a real life nightmare.
In such circumstances our re...
Left with the birthday blues and facing the sack
There is a popular saying that life begins at 40…but for office worker Julie it marked the start of a work-related nightmare.An online message from Julie’s son wishing her happy birthday led to her...
