In Williams v Meddygfa Rrhdbach Surgery a medical practice manager has won a constructive dismissal case against her former employer after claiming she was bullied by a “brusque and blunt” doctor. Williams had worked for …
In Plant v API Microelectronics Ltd. an employment tribunal has rejected an unfair dismissal claim by a long-serving employee with a clean disciplinary record who was dismissed due to comments made on Facebook about her employer. Plant …
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In Gnahoua v Abellio London Ltd, an Employment Tribunal held that whilst the employer breached the claimant’s right to be accompanied when it refused to allow his chosen companions to accompany him at a disciplinary …
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In Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd v Spoor the EAT upheld a Tribunal decision that Spoor was unfairly dismissed after he had violently grabbed a colleague by the neck. Although Spoor had apologised the next day, …
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In City of York v Grosset, in upholding an earlier Tribunal decision, the EAT has emphasised the importance of a proportionate response before disabled employees are dismissed. Grosset was Head of English at a secondary …
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In Herry v Dudley Council the Tribunal dealt with the question of whether long term stress counts as disability for the purposes of the Equality Act. Herry claimed to be disabled by virtue of workplace …
