A former Sainsbury’s manager has been awarded more than £59,000 after an employment tribunal ruled she was unfairly dismissed and subjected to sex discrimination. The tribunal found that the retailer “wholly failed” to act on …
Read more about Tribunal finds procedural and cultural failures in workplace complaint handling
An employment tribunal has ruled that the London Fire Brigade unfairly dismissed an employee accused of assaulting a shopper while off duty, finding the investigation incomplete and “tainted” by bias. The inquiry relied heavily on …
Read more about When process fails, so does the case: lessons from the LFB dismissal
An employment tribunal has found that a retailer, Asda, acted unfairly in dismissing an employee for showing customers a colleague’s publicly available social media profile. While the tribunal acknowledged that the employee’s actions were inappropriate, …
Read more about Unfair dismissal ruling highlights importance of robust investigations
An employment tribunal has ruled that the dismissal of Dr. Alfred Agyeman, a long-serving pharmacy manager at Westfield Pharmacy, was unfair due to significant flaws in the employer’s investigation process. Dr. Agyeman was dismissed following …
Read more about Employment tribunal criticises flawed workplace investigation
A Barclays financial advisor who was accused of making sexual comments to female colleagues was unfairly dismissed due to procedural failings, although the outcome may have been justified if the process had been handled fairly. …
Read more about “Poor handling” of investigation leads to unfair dismissal judgment
A Tribunal has found that an investigation into allegations against a Tesco store manager was ‘unfairly focused’ on establishing his guilt and that it “lacked even-handedness” by not giving proper consideration to all the evidence. …
