McElroy v Cambridge Community Services NHS Trust ET/3400622/2014
unfair dismissal | misconduct | alcohol
An employment tribunal has held that an NHS trust unfairly dismissed an employee who was reported for coming to work smelling of alcohol, without further evidence that he was unfit for work.
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