In the case of Capita Hartshead Limited v Ms Byard, Ms Byard was employed by Hartshead as an actuary. The number of her clients diminished so she was not left with enough work for a full-time role. This reduction was not due to Ms Byard’s performance but because some of the pension schemes she worked on had been wound up or Hartshead had lost the client.
A bus driver who was sacked after a single negative review on the TripAdvisor website has been awarded more than £2,600 in compensation for unfair dismissal.
Sacked Cancer Sufferer was Unfairly Dismissed
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employer who sought to vary terms of employment by making an offer to ‘buy-out’ certain terms, did not unfairly dismiss employees who refused that offer when it dismissed and re-engaged them on terms which did not include the original buy-out offer.
This case shows that derogatory comments will by no means always justify dismissal. Mrs Whitham was dismissed by Ventura after posting comments on Facebook which criticised her workplace last September.
Greggs boss wins scone gift case. Miss Hamilton was accused of stealing, suspended and told either to take a demotion or resign. However, an employment tribunal agreed with the 46-year-old’s account that she had taken payment for the scones.
Woman who had termination after being demoted to waitress wins sexual discrimination. The restaurant manager told a tribunal how she had an abortion when she was demoted to a waitress after telling bosses she was pregnant.
In the case of Wincanton plc v Atkinson and another, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has overturned a decision that an employer had unfairly dismissed two lorry drivers who had mistakenly allowed their ADR licences to expire.
Record Disability Discrimination Payout for Welsh firm Jewson, Jonathan Jones had been employed by Jewson for 22 years as a branch manager when he suffered a stroke and was dismissed due to ill health.
Wrexham Drivers Awarded £60,000 for Unfair Dismissal, the case hinged on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations.
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