Case Studies
Fairness of the disciplinary process put to the test after positive Covid result
When shop assistant Imran was pressured to attend work despite feeling ill he had no idea how much trouble it would lead to.
He was ordered by his deputy manager to come into work despite feeling un…
Disciplinary action when the reasons for it do not add up
Ideally you should be able to tell a work colleague they have done something wrong without fear of repercussions.
When the steel construction firm Alice worked for produced a business case for redun…
Reaching the correct destination after an unfair journey through the disciplinary process
There is a well-known saying ‘third time lucky’ - but for glass fitter Shay it was definitely third time unlucky.
Shay had been involved in two previous road traffic accidents when his employer is s…
Facing the facts when a formal disciplinary process is unnecessary.
It’s in an employee’s best interests to deal with any disciplinary allegation before it escalates, which Crystal discovered.
Crystal, a software development manager, was shocked when first informed…
Dealing with the early threat of dismissal in a new job.
Shannon was new in her role and making a good impression when things took a dramatic turn for the worst.
The PR manager was just seven months into her job, and had just passed probation, when she wa…
A terrible start to a working relationship that ended in the desired way
First impressions count, which in Nigel’s case meant he was right to be concerned.
When Nigel, an accountant, was introduced to his new female manager for the first time it left him feeling ra…
Saying the right thing to eventually right a disciplinary wrong.
Roller shutter engineer Julian was blissfully unaware he had done anything wrong prior to the fight he faced to save his job. Julian was one of five employees suspended from work for comments made a…
Sending the wrong message with an unfair disciplinary process
Sometimes when an employee is facing disciplinary action they simply want to make the best of a bad situation.
Nobody wants to be dismissed from their job, even when it appears at first that it is i…
Facing disciplinary action after being cleared of wrongdoing by police
Any complaint of abuse of a vulnerable individual must be taken seriously and for those wrongly accused it can be a horrific experience.
Latoya had worked with young people with learning disabiliti…
Unwelcome impact of disciplinary process on the road to recovery
Ill health can have a disastrous impact on an employee’s career if an employer fails in its duty of care.
Sales worker Noreen suffered serious back and leg injuries when she was a passenger in…
Unfair treatment of brave whistle-blower
It took courage for teaching assistant Claudia to report a colleague for mistreating children - and after doing so she did not expect to be the one fighting to save her job.
Claudia reported that an…
A look inside a disciplinary process with a timely ending.
When Pauline took a peek inside a folder she found in the car park at work, it led to a reaction from her bosses that she did not see coming.
The folder contained confidential documents, including o…
