parharEAT2012
EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Reasonableness of dismissal
Ill health capability dismissal. Section 98(4) Employment Rights Act 1996 reasonableness judged by Employment Tribunal only as at EDT; ET ought to have considered the whole disciplinary process, including subsequent appeals; West Midlands Co-operative Society Limited v Tipton [1986] IRLR 112; Taylor v OCS Group Limited [2006] IRLR 613. Appeal allowed; fairness issue remitted to same ET.
Peter Clark J
[2012] UKEAT 0643 – 11 – 1005
Bailii
Employment Rights Act 1996 98(4)
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – West Midlands Co-operative Society v Tipton HL 1986
All information available to an employer at the date of the termination of the employment relationship is relevant when considering the fairness of dismissal, and also any information becoming available during the course of, for example, an internal . .
Cited – Taylor v OCS Group Ltd CA 31-May-2006
The employer appealed against findings of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. The employee worked in IT. He was profoundly deaf, but could lip read and read sign language. He had been accused of obtaining improper access to a senior . .
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Employment
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.460388