EAT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Postponement or stay
The Claimants applied for an adjournment on ill health grounds, accompanied by an unfit for work certificate and a GP’s letter stating that the Claimants needed two months to address and improve their stress. The Employment Tribunal refused an adjournment on the grounds that there was nothing to show that, if granted, the Claimants’ health would be likely to improve; that reason was wrong; there was evidence to that effect. A very rare case in which the ET’s deliberation as to adjournment was exercised in error of law.
Judges:
Burke QC
Citations:
[2012] UKEAT 0496 – 11 – 2402
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 06 October 2022; Ref: scu.452332