In the employment tribunals: November 2011

XpertHR provides summaries of recent employment tribunal rulings.

Non-investigation of manager's alleged swearing made dismissal for refusal to follow instructions unfair
Apple's dismissal of employee for adverse Facebook comments not unfair or breach of human rights
TUPE transfers: move to franchise model not ETO reason for dismissal
Teacher fairly dismissed for adding content to pupils' GCSE work to boost grades
Company boss belittled and humiliated constructively dismissed employee on the ground of his age
Law graduate wins race discrimination case against Nando's
Directors of Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts sacked for "gross incompetence" were unfairly dismissed
Age discrimination: youthful pub manager boasted about "new young dynamic team" to "redundant" older worker
No compensation for butler at prestigious London club who was unfairly dismissed on allegation of stealing vodka
Morrisons employee fairly dismissed for calling colleague an "ugly roly poly woman"