Saving a business time and money on an employee gross misconduct case
Nick Hobden and Alexander Millward recently advised a commercial client following the suspension of one of their employees who was accused of gross misconduct.
Acting for an employer in response to a religious discrimination claim
An employee of our client unsuccessfully applied for a vacancy in January 2016, which would have been a promotion for him. In response he, a long standing employee, raised a number of complaints alleging that over a number of years he and other employees had been denied a promotion and workplace opportunities because of religion.
Acting for Pure Asphalt Company Ltd
The client, one of the leading mastic asphalt manufactures in the UK, contacted us in relation to a disgruntled senior manager who, through his solicitor, raised a meritless grievance accompanied by an invitation for the client to pay him to leave his employment. In addition to this, he went off sick with stress.
Dismissing a difficult and obstructive employee
The conduct of an employee in certain circumstances can result in the irretrievable breakdown of the working relationship entitling an employer to terminate the contract of employment.