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#consultation-failure
12 cases tagged Consultation Failure.
31-year employee made redundant: tribunal upholds fairness despite missed consultations
A tribunal has ruled that Wolseley UK Limited fairly dismissed a long-serving employee by reason of redundancy, rejecting claims of age discrimination, harassment, and victimisation.
Redundancy dismissal upheld despite disability: Institute of Physics wins tribunal case
A Digital Delivery Manager with multiple sclerosis was fairly dismissed for redundancy, the tribunal ruled, finding a genuine redundancy situation and fair process despite disability discrimination claims.
Solicitor made redundant without proper consideration of alternative role at sister firm
A housing solicitor was unfairly dismissed when her employer failed to properly consider a possible secondment at a sister firm. The tribunal found a 85% chance that consultation would have led to an alternative role.
Part-time worker dismissed for redundancy without consultation: unfair dismissal but no discrimination
A part-time Operations Assistant with Long Covid was unfairly dismissed when her employer decided to make her redundant before any consultation. The tribunal found the dismissal unfair but applied a 60% Polkey reduction.
Redundancy unfair when selection criteria kept secret from employee
An Optimisation Engineer with two years' service was unfairly dismissed after Unipart Group failed to disclose redundancy selection criteria or scores during consultation. The tribunal found the process both procedurally and substantively unfair.
GP made redundant after whistleblowing: unfair dismissal but no automatic protection
A GP with two years' service was unfairly dismissed in a flawed redundancy process. The tribunal awarded £78,857 but rejected his whistleblowing claims, finding redundancy was the true reason.
18-year employee unfairly dismissed after flawed redundancy scoring
A Quality Lead with 18 years' service was unfairly dismissed when Mitie Group Plc used flawed selection criteria and a perfunctory consultation process in a redundancy exercise. The tribunal awarded £46,933.64.
Telephone Critiquer dismissed by email without consultation: unfair redundancy
A telephone critiquer with six years' service was unfairly dismissed after her employer made her redundant by email without any individual consultation, despite promising it. The tribunal awarded £3,996.76.
Operations manager with 17 years' service unfairly dismissed after flawed redundancy consultation
A Newcastle tribunal found that Angel of Corbridge Ltd unfairly dismissed an operations manager with 17 years' service by failing to disclose the selection matrix and not considering a suitable alternative role. She was awarded £12,799.
Multi-skilled engineer unfairly dismissed after rushed redundancy consultation
A multi-skilled engineer with six years' service was unfairly dismissed by Centriforce Products Limited after a redundancy process that involved three brief telephone calls and a biased appeal. The tribunal found the consultation was not meaningful.
Materials handler wins unfair dismissal claim after sham redundancy process
A materials handler with three years' service was unfairly dismissed when his employer ran a sham redundancy process and ignored his caring responsibilities. The tribunal awarded £3,297.40.
Accountant made redundant: tribunal finds Mandarin requirement was a device to justify dismissal
An accountant with three years' service was unfairly dismissed after her employer merged her role and hired a cheaper replacement. The tribunal found the requirement for Mandarin was a sham.