The boundaries of the band of reasonable responses

In deciding whether or not a dismissal was fair, the tribunal must consider if dismissal was an option open to a reasonable employer. While the band of reasonable responses is wide, there are limits to it, as a recent Court of Appeal decision highlights. Consultant editor Darren Newman discusses. 

• Darren Newman's perspective article While there is a band of reasonableness, within which one employer might reasonably take one view, and another quite reasonably take a different view, this does not mean that a tribunal is powerless to act when an employer’s decision to dismiss is simply too harsh.