Case of the Week

Hopeless case, yet he still continues . . . and pays for it.

Today I’m looking at a case which never got off the ground, but ended up costing the Claimant dearly.

It’s a straightforward case of gross misconduct resulting in summary dismissal for theft. The employee was already on a final written warning for sleeping on duty and his latest episode of misconduct was caught on CCTV. He even admitted taking the item because he ‘thought it looked nice’.

His employer followed a reasonable and fair procedure and offered him the right of appeal, in line with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. Following his summary dismissal he chose not to appeal.

I’m supposing that any person with the slightest bit of common sense would accept the decision, learn from their mistakes and move on.

But not Mr Armah. He decided he was going to take his employer