Dismissal/Termination of employment

A works part time at McDonalds. He has various responsibilities including cooking, serving and cleaning. The areas he is responsible for are regularly not cleaned properly, the food is not cooked to the required standard and customers have complained that he is rude. His employment is terminated.

• Lack of capacity

• Unsatisfactory performance

• Misconduct

• Genuine redundancy

J works in the restaurant at a local golf club. He played a practical joke in the kitchen by replacing almond meal with ground peanuts just to see what would happen. A customer suffered anaphylaxis, J was found out and was sacked.

• Lack of capacity

• Unsatisfactory performance

• Misconduct

• Genuine redundancy

N works for a retail store. The store is physically downsizing due to poor sales and no longer requires as many staff.

• Lack of capacity

• Unsatisfactory performance

• Misconduct

• Genuine redundancy

E is a dance teacher. As part of this role she is required to have a blue card, which needs to be renewed every 3 years. Her renewal application was unsuccessful and her employment was terminated.

• Lack of capacity

• Unsatisfactory performance

• Misconduct

• Genuine redundancy

A was a delivery driver for a courier company. He lost his licence for 3 months for drink driving (in his own time, not while he was on the job). His employment was terminated.

• Lack of capacity

• Unsatisfactory performance

• Misconduct

• Genuine redundancy

T works at a retail store. He stole small amounts of money from the till every few shifts.

• Lack of capacity

• Unsatisfactory performance

• Misconduct

• Genuine redundancy

P works for a manufacturing company. New technology has been introduced that means his job is now automated and only one person is required to operate that machine. This job went to Q and P is no longer needed. The employer discussed the situation with P but there were no other jobs available for him in the company.

• Lack of capacity

• Unsatisfactory performance

• Misconduct

• Genuine redundancy