Case law updates

Case law updates

Grievance process at fault in successful constructive dismissal claim.

A former Weetabix employee has won a constructive dismissal case against the company after resigning twice over his manager’s “profane management style”. The employment tribunal found that Gary Mobbs, former health, safety and environment manager …

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Grievance and appeal process found to be “discriminatory or harassing”

A former employee has won her claim for discrimination unfair dismissal against railway infrastructure services company VolkerRail as a result of suffering sexual harassment including the way in which claimant’s grievance and appeal process was …

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Tribunal upholds unfair dismissal claim due to “flawed” disciplinary proceedings

A bus driver who got into a physical altercation with a driver from another bus company was unfairly dismissed after “flawed” disciplinary proceedings, a tribunal has ruled. Mr J Taylor, a bus driver employed by …

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Employer’s response to Covid whistleblowing leads to successful unfair dismissal and detriment claim

An Employment Tribunal has upheld a claim of unfair dismissal and detriment by a cleaner after he made protected disclosures about working conditions during the Covid pandemic. The Tribunal heard that Mr Hernandez was dismissed …

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British Council official unfairly dismissed following “severely flawed” investigation

An employment tribunal has concluded that an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment that led to dismissal was “severely flawed”, with instances of  evidence being ignored, including six witness accounts suggesting that the alleged incident …

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School’s failure to mount “thorough and careful” investigation leads to unfair dismissal ruling

A tribunal has found that a school failed to meet the need for a ‘thorough and careful’ investigation when it dismissed Mohammad Basit. It rules that Basit, who had worked at the school since 2012 …

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