Collins v ILC Manchester Ltd t/a International Learning College ET/2413340/2012
Does a probationary dismissal meeting trigger the right to be accompanied?
This employer lost an employment tribunal case because it did not allow an employee who was still on his probationary period to be accompanied at a meeting at which he was informed that he was being dismissed.
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