EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL: Reasonableness of Dismisal
The Appellant and a manager were involved in a fight on the shop floor. Each alleges the other started it. The Appellant was suspended. After a disciplinary process he was dismissed. The manager was suspended but only for interview purposes. At the conclusion of his interview he was reinstated. Employment Tribunal in error in regarding the investigation as within the band of reasonable responses. Case remitted to the same Tribunal.
Citations:
[2009] UKEAT 0109 – 09 – 1911
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 11 August 2022; Ref: scu.392537