Reasonable and proper cause is the legal test courts use to decide whether an employer’s action, like suspending you, was justified given what it knew at the time. Without a genuine, proper reason, something that looks heavy-handed can amount to a breach of your contract.
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A teacher was suspended after using force to remove disruptive pupils from a classroom. The Court of Appeal found there was reasonable and proper causeReasonable and proper cause is the legal test courts use to decide whether an employer's action, like suspending you, was justified given what it knew at the time. Without a genuine, proper reason, so... for the suspension, given the safeguarding concerns involved.