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The essential guide to a fair process for dismissal during the probation period and for an employee with short service.

03 April 2023
If you fail to make a good early impression in a new job you would be right to fear the sack, but how easy or difficult is it for an employer to do so? Given an employee on probation or with under...

Making a bank pay for a costly mistake in unfairly dismissing an employee

01 September 2022
There are some dismissals that are so blatantly unfair it can defy belief – but it can still be a battle to get justice. Chloe had worked for a bank for six years when she was dismissed by way of ...

Addressing the worst possible start in a new job

17 August 2022
Ambitious Isobel felt her dreams of a career in accountancy were lost forever when she was fired at the end of her probation period in her first job. Up until that point Isobel had been given no r...

Finding the right formula to correct a poor disciplinary outcome

22 June 2022
Ambitious Danny’s career appeared to be in ruins at the age of just 24 when he was fired from his dream job after making mistakes. The laboratory worker was considered dishonest and found to have ...

What you should know if you wish to make a claim for unfair dismissal

06 June 2022
If you are unjustly sacked from your job you are likely to claim it is an unfair dismissal  - but is it really? You will righty feel aggrieved in such circumstances, but it does not always me...

An ill-informed disciplinary outcome for an employee on sick leave

04 May 2022
The shock of being wrongly accused of a serious disciplinary allegation would make most employees feel ill. When Stuart, a client service project manager, was alleged to have stolen from a colleag...

How to avoid something more serious than a technical glitch when dismissing staff

13 December 2021
Meta tag: redundancy and dismissal by message How to avoid something more serious than a technical glitch when dismissing staff Ruthless Apprentice-style dismissals may make for good TV but are t...

Can I really challenge a dismissal if I have less than two years’ service?

28 October 2021
It is important to make a good early impression in a new job because the consequences can be serious if it’s alleged you failed to do so. Family support worker Ashleigh was devastated when s...

Making a bad call with a decision to dismiss

14 July 2021
When Clive faced an allegation of stealing a colleague’s mobile phone he did not think things could get any worse, but he was wrong.  The retail worker faced an alle...

The need for caution and less haste when dealing with employee misconduct

12 July 2021
There can be outrageous acts of gross misconduct for which you believe an employee deserves to be sacked on the spot, but doing so is never a good idea.  There have been a number of repo...

Should I smile if caught on camera at work?

06 July 2021
Revealing CCTV footage played a central role in the resignation of Matt Hancock, so it is worth focusing and taking a much closer look at the use of surveillance cameras in...

What can an employer do about an office romance?

28 June 2021
Matt Hancock’s widely publicised breach of social-distancing guidelines put paid to his tenure as health secretary and highlighted the peril of workplace romances.  He handed ...

News 3 - 10 June May 2021

11 June 2021
News 3 - 10 June May 2021   Here is the news.  We have much to catch up on so let’s get right into it.  Our first story in this edition looks at...

Avoid paying the price for unfair pandemic wage cuts

24 May 2021
The last 14 months have been financially challenging for employers of all sizes, but it should not be used as a convenient excuse to enforce pay cuts.  The coronaviru...

Skilled work needed to repair the damage of an unfair dismissal

19 May 2021
Engineer Nathan was devastated when he was sacked, but he was determined to fix the situation and clear his name.  He was fired after being blamed for a safety breach that led ...

What can an employer do about misconduct outside of the workplace?

17 May 2021
Dealing with misconduct in the workplace can be problematic - but it can be even more challenging when it happens outside of it.  The dilemma can often be: How much contro...

The use of settlement agreements to resolve workplace disputes in the right way

08 March 2021
It’s always best to settle workplace disputes in the right way, as the manner in which it is done can often attract a lot of attention. Two high profile cases and the resolution to the breakdown...

Millions of workers need urgent protection from unfair dismissal

01 February 2021
There are fears that in the coming months more jobs will be lost and one in four workers will not be protected from unfair dismissal. It is reported that about 7.5 million employees began this y...

Monitoring remote workers in the comfort of their own homes

30 November 2020
Employers have the right to observe employees at work, but they may need to adapt if they wish to do so for those now working from home.We are well aware that CCTV is fitted throughout workplaces, ...

Successfully challenging a decision to dismiss.

25 November 2020
When bus driver Scott was dismissed for refusing to take a drugs test the outcome appeared a forgone conclusion.The bus operator that Scott worked for carried out random drug and alcohol testing ac...