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- Date:
- 19 March 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The employment tribunal held that the claimant was unfairly dismissed for comments on Facebook about his workplace, although his compensation was reduced by 50%.
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- Date:
- 19 March 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The employment tribunal held that the claimant was fairly dismissed after making threats on Facebook to a colleague who had reported him to the employer for his frequent references to his workplace as "Dante's Inferno".
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- Date:
- 6 March 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Court of Appeal has reiterated the general principle that it is legitimate for an employer to take into account a prior final written warning when deciding to dismiss an employee, provided that the warning was issued in good faith and was not manifestly inappropriate.
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- Date:
- 27 February 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This employment tribunal decision demonstrates some of the difficulties that can arise when employers require staff to undergo drug testing.
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- Date:
- 13 February 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The employment tribunal held that the claimant was unfairly dismissed for allegedly breaching the employer's policy prohibiting smoking in company vehicles.
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- Date:
- 1 February 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
Victoria Bell is a managing associate and Chris McAvoy, Poppy Fildes, Rosie Kight and Helen Samuel are associate solicitors at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 22 January 2013
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In this case, the tribunal had to decide whether or not an employee was fairly dismissed for engaging in abusive and threatening behaviour during a heated meeting with his line manager.
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- Date:
- 10 December 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This employment tribunal awarded over £59,000 to a claimant who had suffered from stress and was eventually dismissed after confusion over a management instruction.
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- Date:
- 7 December 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers the dismissal of a police worker who withheld information from the police on his criminal brother.
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- Date:
- 3 December 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This case serves as a reminder to employers of the risks that can accompany Christmas parties, although the company in this case navigated the issues admirably.