February/March 2011 (vol. 07/5)
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Unfair dismissal
What makes an employee’s dismissal a fair one?
Summary:
Many employment tribunal cases concern alleged unfair dismissal, and these can be over poor attendance, performance and capability, ill treatment by the employer and health and safety. Diana Kloss explains.
EMPLOYMENT tribunals spend much of their time hearing complaints that an employee has been unfairly dismissed, though in recent years this is often coupled with a claim for unlawful discrimination. Only employees…
Diana Kloss is a barrister, part-time employment judge, Acas arbitrator and author.
Author: Kloss D
Occupational Health at Work February/March 2011 (vol. 07/5) pp36-37