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Dismissal of NHS worker for coming to work smelling of alcohol was unfair

An unfair dismissal case highlighting the risk of relying on allegations of misconduct without sufficient evidence that an employee was unfit for work.

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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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