CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL - 01.07.2024
Constructively dismissed following flexible working request
An employee whose flexible working request was declined has won her claims for constructive dismissal and direct disability discrimination, even though her employer had sound business reasons for refusing her request. What key mistake was made?
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MISCONDUCT - 01.07.2024
Watch out for mouse mover devices!
An American bank has sacked more than a dozen employees for using “mouse movers” on their work PCs. What are they and what should you do about them?
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DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS - 01.07.2024
Must you allow support worker at disciplinary hearing?
An employee has a statutory right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing by a work colleague or trade union representative or official. But do they have any wider right where they have a learning disability or there’s a language barrier?
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UNFAIR DISMISSAL - 12.06.2024
Unfairly dismissed after informing employer of new job
An employee who was shouted at by her employer and called ungrateful after she told him she was leaving for a new job was held by a tribunal to have been unfairly dismissed. Why?
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DISMISSAL - 12.06.2024
Must you offer redeployment before SOSR dismissal?
If you’re considering dismissing an employee for “some other substantial reason” (SOSR), you may need to first explore whether you can offer them available alternative employment. When should you do this and what is the process?
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UNFAIR DISMISSAL - 03.06.2024
Unfairly dismissed asking for contract and payslips
An employment tribunal has ruled that an employee who had been employed for less than a year was unfairly dismissed after requesting an employment contract and payslips. Why was this unfair despite the employee’s short service?
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