Case Studies
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…
Banking on expert intervention to produce the right change to an unfair process.
When Grace landed her dream job, she envisaged a long and rewarding career – but she never imagined how it would end.
After enduring months of bullying from a new manager, she snapped, was threatene…
Good intentions with bad consequences.
Sasha was left in disbelief when she was fired for paying a male colleague what she considered a genuine compliment.
He later complained it amounted to sexual harassment, made him uncomfortable at t…
An unwelcome price to pay for accepting free gifts
It certainly took a while but Cole was eventually cleared of theft when his employer accepted he did not steal gifts from the office. CCTV footage said to support the allegation, witness statements a…
Even a hero needs a little assistance to battle an unfair disciplinary process
We would all want to be brave enough to step in to stop someone being beaten up, but when Cerys did so it nearly had dire consequences.
Cerys did not hesitate to intervene when she saw a female reta…
The need to focus on other important issues with poor performance.
Living with a long-term mental health issue is incredibly difficult, so to lose your job as a direct result of it can feel cruel and extremely unfair.
Airport-based retail assistant Leah was fired f…
Help when facing an unfair disciplinary battle
You would like to think that if anyone saw a co-worker in distress they would try to help, well Kevin did just that - but it backfired dramatically.
When a colleague in his team was being shouted at…
The clarity that comes when looking deeper into witness statements
If you deny a serious allegation but colleagues suggest you are guilty, what are the chances of you being able to prove your innocence?
Davina thought zero. It was despite the fact she categorically…
A prescribed outcome to address any ill feeling caused by a disciplinary process.
Retail assistant Fred would be the first to say he was ‘old school’ and if he had a job to do he would do it no matter what.
He was not one to complain. But Fred had no choice when poor health left…
Finding the right words to help when good intentions get lost in translation
Fitness enthusiast Alina faced a fight to save her job after sharing her passion for healthy living with an ‘overweight’ colleague. The hotel housekeeper honestly thought she was doing the right thi…
Serving up a disciplinary process without the main ingredient of fairness
It is so easy for us to go online and criticise a bad service provider - and one such review left a nasty taste with restaurant worker Caine.
A scathing online critique said to be about the waiter m…
