This is our selection of the recent developments which we think
will have the most significant impact on HR practice.
1. Misconduct dismissals
The EAT has confirmed that changes to an investigator's
report into alleged misconduct made on the advice of an in-house
lawyer, did not make the employee's subsequent dismissal
unfair
Mr Dronsfield, an academic, was dismissed following a number of
allegations including an undisclosed sexual relationship with a
student. His employer had issued detailed guidance on relationships
between staff and students which Mr Dronsfield was expected to
follow. However, he could only be dismissed for conduct of an
"immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature incompatible with
the duties of the office or employment."
