Case Studies
Failing to see the funny side of a workplace joke
The usual response to a bad joke is deathly silence but if it results in a threat to your job security it is certainly no laughing matter.
When delivery driver Eric made a gag about work, the…
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 he…
Help is at hand for the boss accused of wrongdoing
While managers may be used to conducting disciplinary proceedings against staff they do occasionally find themselves on the wrong end of the allegations.
Our representatives at Castle Associat…
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 so…
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 o…
Moving the disciplinary goalposts and scoring an own goal
At Castle Associates our representatives are sticklers for detail and it really can make all of the difference when an employee is facing dismissal.
It is not uncommon for an employer to level…
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 t…
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 their name.
And when there is no evidence to justify th…
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 whe…
Performance Management Meeting
Failing to hit set targets in work will usually spell trouble for an employee.
When it is considered the employee has been issued with previous warnings and still failed to meet expectations, th…
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 b…
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 h…
