The recent set of Employment Appeals Tribunal decisons published last week illustrate once again how employers end up paying dearly for not following due procedures in discipinary situations or for applying a disproportionate sanction. Here are a few examples : A lorry driver who was given two weeks notice and dismissed after asking his manager [...]
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The Cost of Dismissal !
Posted by HR Solutions on November 24th, 2009
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No Comments »Disciplinary Appeals
Posted by HR Solutions on October 24th, 2008
Employers need to be aware of the importance of allowing an appeal against any disciplinary action imposed, in line with the principles outlined in the Statutory Code of Practice on Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures. An impartial appeals mechanism is an essential component of a fair disciplinary procedure, that incorporates the principles of natural justice. Failure [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: appeals, disciplinary procedures, unfair dismissal, Unfair Dismissals No Comments »Pregnancy Related Discrimination
Posted by HR Solutions on September 26th, 2008
The record amount of €56,315 awarded yesterday to a former employee of a large bank highlights how costly pregnancy related discrimination, can be to employers. The employee concerned was discriminated against when she returned from maternity leave to “poor conditions of employment” in a different role to the one she held prior to going on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: discrimination, equality rights, HR News, pregnancy protection., unfair dismissal No Comments »Redundancy Best Practice
Posted by HR Solutions on August 28th, 2008
As redundancy figures for 2008 continue to rise with over 20,000 redundancies recorded for the first 7 months of the year, I would like to highlight some of the important issues to consider when making staff redundant, in order to avoid an unfair dismissal claim. Firstly, roles are made redundant and not individuals. The reasons for redundancy [...]
The Cost of Unfair Dismissal
Posted by HR Solutions on March 27th, 2008
The employment appeals tribunal continues to award significant compensation to employees who have not been dismissed fairly, including a recent award of over €154,000 to a manager in a docking company dismissed after 37 years service for assaulting a colleague at the Xmas party. One of the reasons that contributed to the dismissal being declared [...]
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