6 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed
Unfair Dismissal
Heard at Southampton
The employer had a genuine belief in the claimant's misconduct based on reasonable grounds and a reasonable investigation, and the decision to dismiss was within the range of reasonable responses, such that the dismissal was fair.
Legal Issues (5)
- Conduct dismissal
- Burchell test (genuine belief, reasonable grounds, reasonable investigation)
- range of reasonable responses
- procedural fairness
- Polkey reduction (dismissal inevitable despite procedural flaws)
Reference: 6034850/2025
