Case Studies
Reaching a good deal after negotiation about a sales role
A good sense of right and wrong can tell you when you’re being treated unfairly at work - and being threatened with disciplinary action after refusing to take a pay cut is an obvious example.Sales ma…
Cleaning up a messy disciplinary process
Any employee unfairly facing disciplinary action is likely to be devastated and when that individual is committed and passionate about their work the situation can be heart-breaking.Shop worker Glend…
Unfair disciplinary action against me
The hard work needed to correct a poor disciplinary performance by a manager For an employee facing disciplinary action and the threat of dismissal it can sometimes be a huge relief to get a formal w…
Help with a disciplinary appeal
Fixing the disciplinary process when the wheels come off.Stanley had worked at the same garage for over 30 years when his dream of retiring when he wanted came under serious threat.The diabetic mecha…
Being treated differently for disciplinary
The problem with the inconsistent handling of disciplinary mattersWhen an employer takes a different approach to the same matter it can find both itself and an innocent employee in trouble.Workmates…
I'm being forced out of my job
The hard work in getting an employer to rethink unfair restructuring plansSuch has been the financial climate in the past decade that there are likely to be employees who have been through more than…
Pregnancy Dismissal
When good news eventually comes after some really bad news. At some stage we’ve probably all been faced with the question: what do you want first, the good news or the bad news?In this scenario, we w…
A word of warning when making what you think is a throwaway comment
Dispatch manager Kevin was relieved when he was cleared of any wrongdoing for comparing a colleague to a girl.He was facing dismissal after he confronted a workmate over an incorrect order, which his…
The sickening feeling caused by an unfair disciplinary process
When Eve was dismissed after a serious accident at work it really did add insult to injury.The cash and carry worker slipped on a spillage and injured her back. She was off work long-term and later d…
Calling time on unfair work pressure
We can all suffer from work-related stress from time-to-time and how Fatima reacted to it left her facing the threat of dismissal.The senior care home worker was alleged to have snapped at her boss a…
The trouble when what is caught on camera is not what it seems
There can be nothing worse and getting caught up in somebody else’s wrongdoing and for it to leave you fighting to save your job.When the Claire contacted the Castle Associates Employee Support Centr…
Left feeling sick after being dismissed while ill
When Sarah was dismissed for failing to follow the absence reporting procedure it really did add insult to injury.The 32-year-old, from t Bristol, suffered serious back and leg injuries in a road tra…
