by Anna Denton | May 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, Dismissal, Health and Safety
For the purposes of this Blog, the relevant legislation is Section 100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) and specifically sub-sections d) and e). It’s worth setting out to begin with what those sections actually say: (1) – an employee who is dismissed...
by Anna Denton | Feb 13, 2020 | Disciplinary procedure, Dismissal, Employment Law
Following on from our previous Blog about Adam, one of the main characters in Cold Feet (the ITV Drama) getting into trouble for making inappropriate comments, he has now managed to get himself summarily dismissed. For those of you who haven’t seen the...
by Anna Denton | Dec 12, 2019 | Disciplinary procedure, Employment Tribunal, Whistleblowing
It’s not every day that an Employment Law case goes to the Supreme Court, the highest court in our land. The case of Royal Mail Group v Jhuti has been awaited after the disagreement between the Courts as to what the outcome should be. The...
by Anna Denton | Dec 5, 2019 | Disciplinary procedure, Dismissal, Employment Tribunal
Clearly you are all familiar with the necessity of having a different person investigating to dealing with the disciplinary hearing and of course a third person dealing with the appeal. This is a core principle of a fair disciplinary process but also when...