Charities and community groups

A community support worker claimed constructive dismissal because the charity allegedly failed to deal with his concerns about his working arrangements, which he says made it impossible for him to continue working.

One of his claims was that he had not received training on working with paranoid schizophrenics. The "last straw" came when his requests for training were allegedly ignored following a violent incident with a service user. After sensitive discussions Markel settled the claim.

A Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation employed a marketing director until his dismissal.

The chief executive had concerns in relation to the claimant's performance and he was particularly concerned about the claimant's management style. During this period, a number of staff who reported to the claimant expressed concerns about his lack of leadership. As a result the charity considered that the correct approach would be to pursue the matter through their capability procedure.

Meetings with the marketing director were complicated by him being signed off by his GP until the end of his employment.

The outcome was that the claimant was dismissed on grounds of insufficient capability. Markel UK settled by way of a compromise agreement.