11 Jun 2026
Claimant won
Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract
Heard at Watford
The tribunal found the dismissal unfair because the investigation was flawed (unbalanced, prejudged, incomplete) and the sanction of dismissal fell outside the range of reasonable responses.
Legal Issues (3)
- Whether the dismissal was fair under s98 Employment Rights Act 1996 – the employer relied on conduct
- the tribunal assessed the reasonableness of the investigation and sanction
- applying the band of reasonable responses test. Procedural unfairness in the investigation and failure to consider the claimant's inexperience were key.