Dismissal Archives

Hurricane Irma victims threatened with dismissal over attendance

Sep 25, 2017 | 0

Miami Beach wants to fire employees for not going to work two days after Hurricane Irma

Uber president resigns amongst multiple controversies

Mar 20, 2017 | 0

Uber president Jeff Jones has left the taxi-hailing firm Uber after less than six months in the job.

New study suggests less than one percent of workers have ever read their contract

Sep 17, 2015 | 0

Only one in 166 workers in the UK has ever read their contract and understand its contents,...

What businesses can learn from the BBC’s sacking of Clarkson

Mar 26, 2015 | 4

Victoria Brown comments on the BBC’s dismissal of Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson advising that other businesses can learn a valuable lesson from this. Key attributes from the decision include an efficient fact-finding process and executing decisive action.

Emilie Bennetts: Misconduct outside work – a fair dismissal?

Sep 19, 2014 | 3

Gross misconduct in the workplace or during working time is a well-known reason for dismissal. Due...

Golf club worker awarded £50,000 at tribunal after a “witch-hunt” against her

Jun 18, 2014 | 2

A grandmother has received a £50,000 payout after being suspended and then sacked from her...

Emma Thomas & Paul Callegari: Ten questions employers should ask before dismissing

May 15, 2014 | 0

As the referee in the recent Premiership match between Arsenal and Chelsea discovered to his cost,...

Will your resignations and dismissals soon be done via twitter?

Apr 30, 2014 | 0

The involvement of social media, and particularly Twitter, in employee dismissal seems to be on the rise. This has been highlighted in two recent cases which recently hit the world of football in UK and started a debate. Last...