Unfair dismissal: decision-maker decides how conduct is ultimately categorised

Adeshina v St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and others [2017] Civ 257 CA

unfair dismissal | disciplinary process | gross misconduct

The Court of Appeal has held that the employer was not required to match each category of gross misconduct to each allegation and that how the conduct was eventually categorised was a matter for the decision-maker after all the evidence had been adduced.