Hamlet v General Municipal Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union: 1987

Union rules should not be interpreted literally or like statutory provisions but in a looser and more benign way

Citations:

[1987] ICR 150

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Cited – Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen v Brady EAT 31-Mar-2006
The reason adduced by the union for the dismissal of the climant was found by the Tribunal on the facts not to be the true reason for dismissal, the true reason being the union executive committee’s political antipathy to Mr Brady.
Held: It . .
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Employment

Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.276827