Hope v British Medical Association [2021]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    UKEATPA/0003/21/JOJ
  • Legal Body
    Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Dismissal, Discipline
Issues covered: Unfair Dismissal; Conduct

The claimant was employed as a Senior Policy Adviser for the respondent association.  He began his employment in June 2014 and he was dismissed on the grounds of gross misconduct in May 2019.  His role included issues involving professional regulation and whistleblowing.   

The issue arising was that the claimant raised seven grievances in total.  The focus of the grievances was on his exclusion from particular meetings.  He discussed the grievances with his line manager and then refused to move the grievance onto the formal stage of the process. The line manager was actually not capable of resolving the issues outlineand when the

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This article is correct at 13/01/2022
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