Dismissal for some other substantial reason

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• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: Appeal could have established employee's right to work

  In Afzal v East London Pizza Ltd t/a Dominos Pizza, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employee who was dismissed when he failed to produce evidence of his continuing right to work in the UK should have had the right to appeal.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Chris Cook is partner and Keely Rushmore senior associate at SA Law. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Acas code does not extend to dismissal for breakdown in working relationships

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" does not apply to dismissals for some other substantial reason (SOSR) due to a breakdown in working relationships.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Beth Staniland is a trainee solicitor, and Emma Cousins, Ciara Jenkins, Iain Naylor and Lucy Sorell are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  "Some other substantial reason" dismissal was fair when client refused to have employee back on site

  An unfair dismissal tribunal case has illustrated a model response from an employer faced with a client's refusal to have an employee back on its site.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What does dismissal for "some other substantial reason" mean?

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case of the week: Acas code applied to dismissal for breakdown in trust and confidence

  In DLA Piper's case of the week, Lund v St Edmund's School, Canterbury, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures should have been followed in a case where the reason for dismissal was stated to be for "some other substantial reason" (SOSR), but disciplinary proceedings ought to have been invoked.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner and Colin Makin, Linda Quinn, Krishna Santra and Sandra Martins are associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Fair dismissal of foreign worker who could not prove right to work in the UK

  This employment tribunal case arose from a situation in which the employer felt that it had no option but to dismiss a foreign worker who lost her right to work in the UK.

• Date:

  23 April 2013

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Fair dismissal of security supervisor who did not hold required security licence

  This private security contractor, which needed most employees by law to hold a security licence, fairly dismissed an employee who did not have the required documentation.