The right to be accompanied: whose responsibility is it anyway?
What happens if you call an employee into a meeting, don't tell them it could end in dismissal, and they don't ask to bring anyone with them?
According to the Employment
Category
Dismissal
Tribunal uplifts: back to basics on the Acas Code of Practice
Employment tribunal compensation for unfair dismissal can, in certain circumstances, come with a sting in the tail: an uplift for failing to follow the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary
Wrongful Dismissal: when does employee conduct justify no notice?
Most HR professionals are well acquainted with unfair dismissal. It dominates disciplinary discussions and tribunal headlines. Wrongful dismissal, however, often sits quietly in the background. Unlike unfair dismissal, it is
Should youth be a mitigating factor in workplace misconduct cases?
When HR professionals are dealing with allegations of misconduct, fairness is often easier to articulate than it is to apply.
Under the unfair dismissal framework set out in the Employment Rights
When ‘doing the right thing’ goes wrong: lessons from the case of the Waitrose easter egg thief
A widely reported story this week has put a spotlight on a difficult but familiar tension for employers: what happens when an employee breaches policy in an attempt to do
Don’t drop the ball at the final whistle: why appeals can make or break a fair dismissal
For HR professionals managing performance or conduct issues, it’s easy to view the appeal stage as a formality - a box to tick once the ‘real’ decision has been made.
We’re serving ‘bin’ sausage rolls today: a reminder of how misconduct dismissal and disability claims really work
The recent Employment Tribunal case of Duffy v LNER was widely reported in the press last week. Mr Duffy, a train hospitality employee, was dismissed by London North Eastern Railway
Government ditches ‘day one’ unfair dismissal rights pledge: what next?
The right to claim unfair dismissal is a flagship UK employment protection. It has never been a day one entitlement and, following the Government’s announcement last week, it appears this
When working relationships break down: how to dismiss fairly for SOSR
If you're an HR professional, chances are you've encountered a situation where a working relationship just isn’t working anymore. Maybe communication has collapsed. Maybe trust has evaporated. Maybe no one’s