Case Studies
The injustice of being considered guilty of a disciplinary offence before being cleared
Guilt by association can sometimes be grossly unfair and in Kim’s case it led to her facing the threat of dismissal from her job.The delivery driver/warehouse operative was suspended from work follow…
A helping hand to make a good recovery after the sickly feeling of being unfairly dismissed
An employee can be dismissed for any number of reasons but there are some decisions, such as the one in Dane’s case that can leave you dumbfounded.The medical sales worker was sacked for failing to c…
Sacked During the Probationary Period and With Less than Two Years’ Service
When Frank contacted Castle Associates for help with a dismissal appeal he admits he did not expect too much – but he did get his desired outcome.Frank, a carer, was distraught when he was dismissed…
Making a snap decision with CCTV footage to support an allegation
There is a well-known saying that the camera never lies… and it is one that employers seem to adopt when considering CCTV footage in disciplinary matters.Stan was a secondary school teacher who was a…
Losing your job but maintaining the right to be treated fairly
If you were told you were at risk of redundancy and made redundant the following day, what would you do?In recent months tens of thousands of employees have lost their jobs by way of redundancy.Many…
In need of a helping hand to ensure a disciplinary hearing is a fair fight
Combative Jan was no stranger to a fight but she found herself in desperate need of help when she faced an unfair battle to save her job.At a disciplinary hearing the shop worker, who was also a mart…
Playing it safe and considering mitigation to avoid a disciplinary hazard
Patrick was caught bang to rights when he committed a serious health and safety breach at work.The building worker was filmed cutting wood without wearing safety glasses. The evidence was irrefutable…
A dream ending to a disciplinary mess
Whatever the reason employees will often know when their time with an employer is coming to an end as the signs can be very clear beforehand.For shop manager Gina it’s no exaggeration to say it reall…
When doing the right thing at work is unfairly made to feel like the wrong thing
There are occasions when you can clearly do the right thing but you are left questioning if it was really worth it.Construction worker Dane knows that feeling only too well. He ended up being treated…
A good deed that resulted in bad disciplinary action
Ernie would often help out colleagues in trouble at work and it was a selfless act of goodwill that left him in an unfair battle to save his job.The long-serving maintenance worker, and former trade…
A disciplinary process that really put an employee’s faith to the test
Teaching assistant Fiona was wrongly branded an obnoxious bigot for asking collegues questions about their religion.At a disciplinary hearing she was accused of making offensive comments when she qui…
Learning the hard way that failing to be on your best behaviour at all times can lead to disciplinary trouble.
Valuable lessons can be learned during away training days including ones about the serious repercussions that can follow any alleged bad behaviourExperienced car part sales advisor Greg faced the thr…
