Case Summaries Up To November 2008
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By Daniel Gorry on 28/11/2008 11:14
Unfair Dismissal - Reasonableness of dismissal This appeal held that there was no error in Tribunal’s conclusions as to fairness of dismissal for refusing to comply with a redeployment clause.
By Daniel Gorry on 28/11/2008 11:11
Jurisdictional Points - 2002 Act and pre-action requirements This appeal held that a claim for detriment under section 48 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 does require a grievance letter to launch proceedings.  Schedule 2, paragraph 15, Employment Act 2002 only applies to the protected disclosures provision in Part 4A of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
By Daniel Gorry on 28/11/2008 11:08
Practice and Procedure - Restricted Reporting Order Restricted Reporting Order relating to allegations of sexual misconduct – Whether Tribunal entitled to vary order in order to permit naming of Claimants against the objection of the alleged perpetrators? Held: (a) that there were sufficient grounds to justify reconsideration by the Tribunal, notwithstanding a previous order prohibiting the naming of the Claimants - Hart v English Heritage [2006] ICR 655 considered; (b) that it was in ...
By Daniel Gorry on 24/11/2008 11:13
Jurisdictional Points - Extension of time: just and equitable In considering whether it is just and equitable to exercise its discretion under Section 68 of the Race Relations Act 1976 to extend the time for the submission of the Originating Application the Employment Tribunal should have regard to the total period of delay.
By Daniel Gorry on 24/11/2008 11:12
Jurisdictional Points - Excluded employments The issue in this case is whether the Employment Tribunal was entitled to refuse to review three earlier decisions in which it had concluded that the respondent Authority could not claim state immunity because the claimant fell into one of the exceptions in section 4 of the State Immunity Act 1978.  It then subsequently awarded the claimant compensation for unfair dismissal and other breaches of statutory employment rights. The EAT, whilst  ...
By Daniel Gorry on 20/11/2008 11:11
Religion or Belief Discrimination The claimant was a Christian who objected to BA’s policy of requiring jewellery to be worn concealed by the uniform. There were exceptions for those whose religions required them to wear items that could not be so concealed.  She brought claims of direct and indirect discrimination on grounds of religious belief, as well as harassment discrimination.  All these claims failed.  She appealed against the finding of indirect discrimination onl ...
By Daniel Gorry on 18/11/2008 11:09
Equal Pay Act - Equal value This is an appeal regarding equal pay claims relating to local authority home helps and the issue of time bar. The claims were in respect of inequality of pay between 1998 and February 2005 presented in December 2007. In February 2005, home helps took up posts of social care officers.  Tribunal satisfied that these were new contracts and six month period to lodge claims ran from that date.  Appeal refused.
By Daniel Gorry on 17/11/2008 11:09
Practice and Procedure - Perversity The Employment Tribunal found that the claimant had been unfairly dismissed and subject to disability discrimination.  The dismissal was found to be unfair for procedural reasons. The disability discrimination resulted from a failure by the employers to make a reasonable adjustment, namely to offer the claimant alternative employment at the appropriate time. The employers contended that these conclusions demonstrated errors of law, principally on the gro ...
By Daniel Gorry on 14/11/2008 11:21
Practice and Procedure - Time for appealing Appeal against decision of Registrar that application under rule 3(10) of the Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 out of time and refusing application for extension – Appeal refused – Held (1) that 28 days for filing of application runs from date of sending of rule 3(7) notification and (2) that Appellant had shown no sufficient ground for an extension.
By Daniel Gorry on 14/11/2008 11:13
Redundancy - Fairness Subjective marking system without prior consultation led to a correct finding of unfair redundancy.
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