Unfair dismissal
A shift leader who worked at JD Wetherspoon for 22 years has won his claim for unfair dismissal after he was sacked without notice for mistakenly giving 50% staff discount to a colleague.
Join employment law specialist Darren Newman as he looks at employers' legal obligations and discusses specific scenarios where probationary periods commonly go wrong. Darren also looks at what employers can do now to prepare for the changes promised in the Employment Rights Bill.
Shantha David, head of legal services at UNISON, joins the podcast to talk about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trade union rights, fire and rehire practices and more.
This guide describes the potentially fair reason for dismissal due to a contravention of a statutory duty or restriction (sometimes referred to as a "statutory bar" dismissal). The dismissal of an employee may be fair if they are unable to continue working without contravening a duty or restriction (either on their part or that of their employer) imposed by legislation (such as a driving disqualification for an employee whose duties involve driving).
This guide explains conduct, which is one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal in an unfair dismissal claim. An unfair dismissal claim involving misconduct generally revolves around whether the decision to dismiss fell within the range of reasonable responses and the employer followed a fair procedure in line with the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures".
An IT director who insisted on working from home for an important meeting was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
A worker was subject to disability discrimination after his manager repeatedly sighed and made 'exaggerated exhales', an employment tribunal has found.
In October 2024 the Government launched a major overhaul of employment law in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. A number of important amendments have been introduced since the proposed legislation was first published. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to provide an update and help HR departments prepare for the changes.
Updated to reflect statutory limits in place from 6 April 2025.
Updated to reflect the maximum compensatory award from 6 April 2025.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to unfair dismissal.