Category Archives: Law
What happens after a successful appeal against dismissal?
The Court of Appeal in the case of Patel v Folkestone Nursing Home Ltd has held that a successful appeal against dismissal revives the original contract of employment even where …
Can an allegation amount to a disclosure of information in whistleblowing claims?
Background The Claimant issued a whistleblowing claim against her employer (“Wandsworth”) on the basis that she had made protected disclosures during her employment and suffered detriment and dismissal as a …
Right to work
The Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Afzal v East London Pizza Ltd t/a Dominos Pizza has held that an employee who was dismissed for failing to provide evidence …
Another blow to the Gig Economy?
The Supreme Court has upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision in Pimlico Plumbers v Gary Smith that Mr Smith was classed as a “worker” under section 230(3) of the Employment Rights …
Does misconduct need to be ‘gross’ for a dismissal to be fair without warning?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Quintile Commercials v Barango has held that misconduct does not have to be “gross” to make a dismissal without prior warnings fair. …
