Case Studies
A disciplinary overreaction to online comments
Curious Taylor was left shocked when he asked a social media question about a well-known female personality - and it led to him being quizzed about his own conduct.
Responses included highly offensi…
A modern day overreaction to a jokey threat of old-style punishment
Catering supervisor Brenda used an old-fashioned phrase when breaking up a disagreement between two employees - and she was left speechless by what followed.
Two male workers were involved in a heat…
The disciplinary fallout from a bad online customer review
Social media can be wonderful at times, create a minefield of problems for employers and be a nightmare for employees, as in Ella’s case.
Positive online reviews for a company can lead to a boost in…
Facing dismissal because of long-term sick leave
After Clint was seriously injured as a result of a car accident the subsequent fight to save his job really did add insult to injury.
The PE teacher was in a speeding car being driven by a friend wh…
Unfounded disciplinary allegations against an assertive manager
As a manager Celia insisted she was firm but fair, so you can imagine her relief when she was eventually cleared of bullying and intimidating her team members.
The chair of a disciplinary hearing di…
Studying a school disciplinary investigation to get the right result
For anyone with responsibility for their employer’s finances to be wrongly suspected of dishonesty is perhaps one of the worst allegations they can face.
Valerie, a school business manager, was deva…
Expert help to find the right solution when an employee went AWOL.
Rosie admitted the serious disciplinary allegations levelled against her, so she was right to fear the worse.
The warehouse distribution worker was alleged to have gone AWOL and to have made offensi…
A cut-price purchase that threatened to make an employee pay the ultimate price.
Let’s face it who does not enjoy the perks of a job, but for Marty it nearly came with a hefty price to pay.
The retail worker faced the threat of dismissal for abusing the staff and family discount…
Challenging an unfair redundancy dismissal
When Sabrina’s employer announced a fresh round of job cuts she understandably feared the worst - and she was right to do so.
Sabrina was made redundant from her role at an engineering machine shop…
When those doing the hiring make a mess of the process of firing an employee
It was clear from the outset the decision to sack Grace on the spot for failing to hit targets was unfair – but resolving the matter was not exactly straightforward.
The recruitment consultant was d…
An ongoing workplace joke that was never really a laughing matter
Name calling and jibes can be a part of workplace culture, but when an employee has had enough it can create serious problems.
In many working environments some employees will inevitably get on bett…
Trouble follows acceptance of an offer that seemed too good to refuse.
Having survived the ‘worst period’ in his career hospitality manager John never envisaged he would leave his job in the way he did.
John held on to his job after the first lockdown brought work to a…
