Case Studies
Avoiding career-threatening consequences following a missed deadline
No work-life balance, not enough hours in the day, working beyond your contracted hours - sound familiar?
If so, you will understand how graphic designer Cherry felt, and the anger and frust…
What can I do if my manager wants to sack me
It is not unheard of for a spiteful employer or manager to target an employee for dismissal in a manner that is completely unfair - as Alice found out. In doing so they will often make crucial mista…
Targeted by a spiteful boss
A vengeful manager out for revenge can spell disaster for anyone’s career.
The idea this can happen will sound eerily familiar to those who have faced this situation - and possibly implausib…
Helping an employee to manage the weight of an unjust disciplinary process
The combination of a funeral director and exchange of ‘fat jibes’ certainly made for a memorable call for help that we had to deal with.
Janice was suspended from work after joking a female…
An expert helping hand to fix the career damage caused by poor workmanship
The mistakes Nathan made at work posed a risk to the safety of the general public - so the outcome he got when he challenged the decision to dismiss him came as a shock.
He had been working as an au…
Expert intervention to close the door on the threat of an unfair disciplinary outcome.
Groundless and career-threatening customer complaints can be a nightmare for an employee as Jackson discovered.
The joiner was alleged to have been rude, unprofessional and to have caried ou…
Expert intervention to close the door on the threat of an unfair disciplinary outcome.
Groundless and career-threatening customer complaints can be a nightmare for an employee as Jackson discovered. The joiner was alleged to have been rude, unprofessional and to have caried out po…
Threat of probation dismissal
Eager Jasper was desperate to make a good early impression in his new job – but he got off to the worst possible start.
He was in his role as a family support worker for just four months whe…
Disciplinary for breaching company policy
A goodwill gesture that almost came with a heavy price
Retail worker Ceris certainly did not think a simple act of kindness towards her sister would ever lead to a disciplinary ordeal.
When her you…
An unwelcome new arrival on a worrying list of unfair work-related treatment
When our trade union representative was first provided with details of Leanne’s dismissal he admits his initial reaction was ‘oh no! Not again.’
The relationship manager lost her job as a result of…
A tasteless disciplinary process that threatened to discard an employee
It may sound unbelievable but when Sian was first made aware of the serious allegation that led to her dismissal, she was completely unaware she had done anything wrong.
She was fired from h…
What can I do if wrongly accused of something at work?
Think for a minute how you would feel if wrongly accused of theft by your employer…and it will give a good idea of how Faith felt when it happened to her.
Faith, a fashion stylist for a clothing…
