17 Jun 2026
Claimant won
Unfair Dismissal
Heard at Leicester
The Tribunal found that the dismissal was unfair because the employer failed to carry out a reasonable investigation and did not provide the Claimant with the evidence against him in advance of the disciplinary hearing, breaching procedural fairness.
Legal Issues (3)
- Whether the employer's decision to dismiss the Claimant for gross misconduct (falsifying timesheets) fell within the band of reasonable responses. Key issues included the adequacy of the investigation
- whether the employer had reasonable grounds for its belief in the misconduct
- and whether the Claimant was given a fair opportunity to respond to the evidence. The Tribunal applied the Burchell test and considered whether the employer had carried out a reasonable investigation and followed a fair procedure.