Bentley Engineering Co Ltd v Crown and Another: QBD 5 Mar 1976

The respondents were employed by B until both were made redundant in 1963. Two years and 21 months later respectively, they obtained fresh employment with the BE; A and the Respondent were associated employers.
Held: The Industrial Tribunal had been entitled to find that the plaintiffs could rely on the predecessor to section 212(3)(b) to preserve continuity between the two employments.

Philips J
[1976] EWHC QB 1, [1976] FCR 225, [1976] IRLR 146, [1976] ICR 225, [1976] ITR 50
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