Pritchard-Rhodes Limited v Boon and Milton: EAT 1979

An application to the Industrial Tribunal for a redundancy payment was not effective because it failed to comply with the statutory requirements which, on their true construction, provided that an application could not be effectively made to an Industrial Tribunal for redundancy payment earlier than the date of termination of the contract. The application was not made in proper time because they were made before the date of termination.

Citations:

[1979] IRLR 19

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

AppliedWatts v Rubery Owen Conveyancer Limited EAT 1977
The claimant sought a redundancy payment. The employer said that his employment had not yet finished.
Held: Kilner Brown J said: ‘The effect of these cases is that where an application is made to an Industrial Tribunal before the act of . .

Cited by:

MentionedFoster v Bon Groundwork Ltd EAT 17-Mar-2011
EAT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Striking-out/dismissal
In April 2009, the Claimant, who was then 77 years of age, was employed by the Respondent, when he was laid off without pay. While still being employed by . .
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Employment

Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.430686