Failure to consider surrounding circumstances made dismissal for physical violence unfair
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd v Spoor [2017] IRLR 500 EAT
unfair dismissal | conduct | physical violence
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the dismissal of an employee for physical violence was unfair because the employer failed to have regard to all the surrounding circumstances and the employee's exemplary disciplinary record over 42 years' service.