Don’t ignore your own policies: a college lecturer unfairly dismissed from her job has received a “substantial” undisclosed payout. The judgement stated: “It seemed to the claimant and to us that the respondent (college) had decided to resolve the difficult situation in which it found itself by dismissing the claimant.” The college had ignored its own sickness policy…read more.

 

How to handle reluctant witnesses in investigations: if an employer initiates an investigation, witnesses to the matter being investigated will usually be asked to provide a witness statement. Witnesses can be reluctant to discuss the matter because they are concerned that giving information may cause them problems at work or somehow implicate them in the matter...read more.  

 

Head of HR justifies alleged racism and homophobia as 'just banter': workers at a factory made racist and homophobic comments, and joked about paedophiles, an employment tribunal has heard. Head of human resources at the factory said it was "banter" but "nothing malicious"...read more.