Dismissals Due to Third Party Pressure
Published on: 03/02/2016
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Helen O'Brien Senior HR Consultant, Beyond HR
Helen O'Brien Senior HR Consultant, Beyond HR
Helen O Brien

Helen has over 42 years of experience, including 35 in HR consultancy and 7 as an HR manager at a national company. She specializes in all aspects of HR, from employment documentation and advice to training, consultancy, and representation at Industrial and Fair Employment Tribunals. Helen’s wealth of experience makes her a trusted and valuable expert in the field of HR.

Many businesses have employees who, as part of their role, work partly or wholly on a client’s site.  This can present difficulties for the employer, as the employee is not as easily within their control and if issues arise between the client and the employee, their ability to react may be compromised.

What should employers do if the relationship sours to the point that the client insists on the employee’s removal? Investigate.

Investigating request for dismissal from third party ⚓︎

The first step should always be to contact the client and get as much information as possible regarding the problem.

Begin with why they want the employee removed?

This allows you to assess whether there could be a separate disciplinary

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 03/02/2016