Employment

Glassford v Royal Mail Group Ltd

[2018] UKEAT 0012_18_1411Employment Appeal Tribunal2018

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“The claimant was dismissed following an unauthorised absence from work against a background of a poor disciplinary record and during a period of suspended dismissal.”

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