Return to Work Meetings help combat persistent absences as staff know their absence will be noticed and will be questioned on their return to work.
Return To Work Meetings
Bus driver who was sacked after TripAdvisor review wins unfair dismissal claim
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
Sacked Cancer Sufferer was Unfairly Dismissed
Fair Reasons for Dismissal
This is the third in a series of articles discussing Fair Reasons for Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal. For a dismissal to be fair it must be based on one of five reasons, the second article discussed the Fair Process for a Misconduct Dismissal and this article I take a brief look at the remaining four reasons.
Reengagement Offer Did Not Need To Include Buy Out
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.
Ventura unfairly dismissed employee for Facebook comments
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.
Fair Misconduct Dismissal
Misconduct is one of the five fair reasons for dismissing an employee read my tips to achieving a fair misconduct dismissal and avoid an unfair dismissal claim
Greggs boss wins scone gift case
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
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.
Dismissal for driving HGV without a valid driving licence was fair
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.
