McCafferty v Royal Mail Group Ltd: EAT 12 Jun 2012

EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Reasonableness of dismissal
Unfair dismissal. Gross misconduct. Members’ majority found dismissal to have been fair. Appeal dismissed: the majority were entitled, on the evidence, to conclude as they did. The conclusions of the Employment Judge were, conversely, contrary in some respects to the findings in fact and amounted to substitution. Observations on the role of the lay members in an unfair dismissal claim.

Judges:

Lady Smith

Citations:

[2012] UKEAT 0002 – 12 – 1206

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Employment

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462922