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Below is an infographic which shows the Misconduct Disciplinary Procedure in the workplace and employer obligations according to the ACAS Code. Click the infographic to enlarge. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS The ACAS Code of Practice 1
A recent article in the Daily Telegraph highlights the case of Dental Nurse Rachel Carr, who took her employer to an employment tribunal for constructive dismissal and recently won the case. Ms Carr, who worked for the Smile By Smile Dental Practice in Birmingham for 5 years, walked out on her job saying that the … Read more
It would appear that ‘presenteeism’ rather than absenteeism is the order of the day, as recent research by risk insurance group Canada Life has found that 93% of employees will come in to work despite being ill, and over a third would rather use their annual leave to get better than have a sick day … Read more
The coalition government’s proposal for employee ownership has finally passed through the House of Lords, after Chancellor George Osborne made a key concession to allow the bill to go through. The Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which is known in the media as “Shares for Rights”, was passed by the House of Lords and now means … Read more
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received Royal assent in April of this year and now the Enterprise and Regulatory Report Act 2013 will gradually come into being over the next 12 months. The government has announced some key dates for changes surrounding Employment Law and Employment Tribunal procedures which will come into being from … Read more
A woman in Northern Ireland brought a case against her employer, Autism Initiatives NI in Belfast, following harassment from a male co-worker. After raising concerns with her employer over the behaviour of her colleague, she resigned when she felt they were not taking her complaint seriously enough and subsequently brought a claim for constructive dismissal … Read more
Following the recent case of Kpakio v Virgin Atlantic and the issue of possible racial discrimination in the recruitment process, governmental organisations and employers alike are considering how to “level the playing field” when it comes to the recruitment process. A recent article in the Guardian discusses the possibilities. In December 2012 the all-parliamentary group … Read more
Liberian-born Max Kpakio claimed that he had been discriminated against on grounds of race by Virgin Atlantic during the recruitment process for a customer services job in their Swansea call centre. Mr Kpakio, a British citizen with a degree in international relations, claimed that having been rejected for the post, he reapplied with a typically … Read more
Stella English, winner of the BBC Apprentice reality television show in 2010, has lost her claim of constructive dismissal against Lord Alan Sugar. Ms English, 34, described her £100,000 employment contract as a “sham” and that her position was more of an “overpaid lackey” than a high-profile apprentice. She argued that she was forced to … Read more
An employment tribunal in Dundee has been considering the case of four bingo hall employees who were sacked after taking their own food and drink into another Gala establishment on their day off. Their employer dismissed them on two counts, namely breaching their alcohol licence and breaching Gala Bingo company policy. However the regional manager … Read more