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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

'our employee does a particular route to nd from one of your customers, a hemical works. Smoking is forbidden at he chemical works, and a security guard

t the works reports that your employee 3 seen with a forbidden fag.

The chemical company bans your iriver. You do not believe a word of it ,ut, despite your pleas to the customer, the prohibition stands. Since you do not believe the employee is guilty of misconduct, you cannot dismiss him for misconduct. But you have no other work for this person: your drivers are based in different geographical areas, no-one will swap and no other arrangement is feasible. The employee is not redundant because there is still a need for a driver,

However, there is still a potentially fair reason for dismissal—this is "some other substantial reason". This includes any reason which is not arbitrary, does not fall into any of the other categories, but which represents a sound and sensible business reason.

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