gross misconduct – Do I Have A Case? – No win no fee Solicitors https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk Dispute Resolution Solicitors Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:17:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-dihac-favicon-white-32x32.jpg gross misconduct – Do I Have A Case? – No win no fee Solicitors https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk 32 32 Criticising your workplace on Facebook: Is it worth the risk? https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/criticising-your-workplace-on-facebook-is-it-worth-the-risk/ Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:53:32 +0000 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/?p=2530 With social media such as Facebook and Twitter not looking like they are going away anytime soon, it is becoming increasingly common to encounter cases in which comments made on social media play an integral role. One only has to look at the furore caused by twitter comments made by the Kent Youth PCC to ... Read more

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]]> Contributory Fault – Can’t blame the employer for everything! https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/contributory-fault-cant-blame-the-employer-for-everything/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:38:30 +0000 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/?p=2456 Following success at a tribunal most Claimant’s will be awarded a basic and a compensatory award. What employee’s need to be aware of is that their conduct prior to their dismissal might impact on any final award that is given in their favour. The reductions to both the basic award and compensatory award due to ... Read more

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]]> Swearing in the workplace https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/swearing-in-the-workplace/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:37:50 +0000 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/?p=2452 Although swearing in the workplace was often commonplace in what could be viewed as male dominated environments such as construction it has started to migrate to other areas of the working world.Employee’s do need to be careful though as many a company policy on gross misconduct will include swearing within it and so we’d advise ... Read more

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]]> Case Review: Sacked for stealing sweets won in Tribunal https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/case-study-sacked-for-stealing-sweets-won-in-tribunal/ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:52:18 +0000 https://www.doihaveacase.co.uk/?p=2123 Tom Street & Co were recently instructed to assist a young man in connection with an unfair dismissal claim he wished to advance against his former employers. His employers were a high street retailer. He was dismissed for gross misconduct in connection with the alleged theft of extremely low-value items in this case, confectionery items. ... Read more

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