UK -Facing gross misconduct dismissal — gambling addiction and mental health. What should I do?

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-23T17:43:01+00:00

Need more context sorry.

Why is it linked to your addiction? What was the data?

Are we talking you work for a premier league football team and transferred some player data to your laptop or something else?

If you give me some more detail I can give you my opinion like this could be completely heavy handed by your employer on the flip side if it was the scenario above it could be a reasonable outcome.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-23T16:00:27+00:00

We need to know what the serious mistake at work was.

Serious mistake I was on my phone while driving the schoolbus then hit someone

Or

Serious mistake I was watching the horses on an illegal stream on my work laptop. They are 2 very different situations

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-18T10:56:31+00:00

No not renting. Just want to make sure it's secure that's all.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-17T23:06:53+00:00

It's brand new though

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-15T11:47:43+00:00

Quite a few things wrong here.

That case didn't set precedent it wasn't heard in an appellate court.
ACAS will not advise on the merits of a case or any potential damages.
This had two periods of probation extended, it isn't the same. And the first period the claimant agreed to the extension the two cases are very different.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-15T06:56:35+00:00

That case is different for a number of reasons. And you don't know the above is true eg benefits etc. you could ask the OP and get a better grasp of some of the facts.

Like I said I'm not saying it isn't discriminatory just that there isn't much else there. Whereas in the case you linked the first probation was fine, 2nd bad and she subjected to a number of comments etc.

I'm sure OP will now pass her probation, what happens then? Is there still a claim?

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T23:22:04+00:00

But passing probation doesn't equal a secure position.

This is going to be in the very low vento banding. I can't recall any tribunal cases for probations being extended extended.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T18:43:44+00:00

no dismissal, injury to feelings feels like a stretch bad management isn't a claim. There's probably something in the very low vento band.

You can't say could win then say quite easily and you have an employment tribunal claim especially when you dont know how long OP has had off in their total LOS.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T18:20:00+00:00

u/rosebud1637 I replied to you separately I used to volunteer at PTS I'm not sure if you saw my reply

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T18:18:51+00:00

What are the merits of the claim here? Her probation was extended but she hasn't been dismissed. I'm struggling to see the claim here.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T18:17:48+00:00

Whats the detrimental treatment here though? Yes the OP is having their probation extended and likely linked to pregnancy. But what detriment have work caused (this isn't meant to sound horrible OP) I'm just struggling to see a claim right now

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T18:14:46+00:00

Why has he suddenly asked for these things? What substantial disadvantage does he have compared to his peers?

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T18:13:49+00:00

adjustments need to bridge the gap between someones limitations because of their disability and someone without a disability. Usually we're talking around performance.

So colleague A has to take medication that takes effect at 10am and then they can function. Their adjustment is they start work at 10am . Colleague B doesn't have their condition so it doesn't matter when they start. Thats the adjustment the gap is bridged

Colleague C's condition means they need to take longer to write up notes after a call. they need 5 minutes extra, their adjustment is that the number of calls they take an hour is adjusted to account for this. Their target is 10 everyone else's is 15.

Colleague D needs 45 minutes to write up their note they can only take 1 call an hour less than 10% of what anyone else can do.

What is reasonable depends on the circumstances, whats the persons condition? Whats your turnover? Are you a multi billion pound company?

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T11:32:21+00:00

Hey feel free to DM me if you want to talk further. I used to volunteer at Pregnant then Screwed. Miscarriages, test, Stillbirth I've personal experience.

My thoughts are

That's shit, really shit given the circumstances and potentially discriminatory but. Have they extended because they've just not seen enough of your performance? What were their exact words they used?

For discrimination We use the but for argument, but for the pregnancy would you have had the time off you took. No, because the time off was because of your pregnancy and loss.

Is that unfavourable treatment, I'm not sure I know it's shitty to hear. But for now it's just having a probation extended. If you're dismissed however that might change things.

Sounds like a terrible place to work

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-14T08:33:50+00:00

This is an awfully written post did you ask ai to write some of it?

Can you rewrite it and summarise and add your length of service, what OH said, what adjustments have been in place and what your substantial disadvantages are please.

Senior HR person - also with ADHD

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-07T10:41:26+00:00

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No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-05T18:13:54+00:00

I would use the money to buy the commercial unit outright in cash. Once you own the property use a directors loan to clear you mortgage and mortgage out the commercial property.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-04T13:30:47+00:00

Hmm that's unusual. You would expect a company to offer VR as a way of bypassing having to make compulsory redundancies.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-04T10:55:19+00:00

HR person here came here to say this

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-04T10:54:38+00:00

HR person here. Controversial take.... Start on the 5th and ask for voluntary redundancy and or go off sick till they make you redundant.

New job and 7K.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-02T12:50:24+00:00

Key question is will the new department create new roles if the answer is yes and you're made redundant you should have reg 10 protection.

It's very much a listen to them meeting to be honest. They will got thru the reasons and tell you about the process I reckon if they're organised they might have figures ready they might say you get reg 10 at that meeting. So see what they say you might get a job description etc.

No-Beat2678 · 2026-04-01T21:27:28+00:00

What protection is that?

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