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5 cases tagged Childcare.
Flexible working refusal: lecturer's constructive dismissal claim fails
A lecturer with 12 years' service resigned after her flexible working request was refused. The tribunal held that the employer's conduct did not amount to a fundamental breach of contract.
Painter and decorator loses constructive dismissal claim over night porter return
A painter and decorator who refused to return from furlough as a night porter, citing COVID-19 safety fears, has lost his constructive dismissal claim. The tribunal found no fundamental breach of contract.
Covid concerns dismissal: employee lost automatic unfair dismissal claim but won notice pay
A plumbing engineer who was dismissed after raising concerns about his son's vulnerability to Covid-19 lost his automatic unfair dismissal claim but won £1,849 for breach of contract.
Refusing to return to work due to childcare: not a health and safety dismissal
An Engineering Manager who refused to return to work citing childcare commitments was not automatically unfairly dismissed for raising health and safety concerns. The tribunal found his principal reason for refusing was childcare, not Covid-19 fears.
Nursery worker dismissed for placing hand over child's face: CCTV evidence justified gross misconduct dismissal
A senior child care practitioner was fairly dismissed after CCTV showed her placing her hand over a three-year-old's face. The tribunal upheld the employer's decision, finding the investigation and dismissal were within the range of reasonable responses.