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Mrs Brown was employed by Rentokil as a driver, transporting and changing ‘Sanitact’ units in shops. In her view, it was heavy work. She told Rentokil that she was pregnant. She had difficulties associated with the pregnancy. From 16 August 1990 onwards, she submitted a succession of four-week certificates mentioning various pregnancy-related disorders. She did … Continue reading Brown v Rentokil Ltd: IHCS 10 Mar 1995
A failure to comply with the Act does not automatically terminate the contract. Citations: Times 07-Mar-1994, [1994] ICR 578 Statutes: Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 33 Cited by: Cited – Kwik Save Stores Limited v Greaves; Crees v Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited CA 20-Jan-1998 Women had taken extended maternity leave, but having followed … Continue reading Hilton International Hotels (Uk) Ltd v Kaissi: EAT 7 Mar 1994
The employee was found to have been unfairly dismissed, but he had not pursued his internal appeal rights. Held: A failure by a dismissed employee to appeal against his dismissal could not amount to a failure to mitigate his losses within section 74(4).Lord McDonald MC said: ‘The appellants accept the finding of unfair dismissal. They … Continue reading William Muir (Bond 9) Ltd v Lamb: EAT 1985
Popplewell J said: ‘We are however faced with what, at any rate, appear to be two conflicting Court of Appeal decisions. It is clear to us that ‘the time of transfer’ must be construed in the same way in relation to the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 as to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of … Continue reading Brook Lane Finance Co Ltd v Bradley: EAT 1988
The employee was summarily dismissed by the night production foreman for missing a night shift immediately before taking his annual leave. The personnel officer told the employee about his right of appeal; but the employee decided not to appeal as he did not think there was any point in doing so. The following week the … Continue reading Hoover Ltd v Forde: 1980
The tribunal had ruled that a document sent by a Union District Secretary to head office claiming dispute benefit for the Claimant and other employees of the Appellant employer; although admissible in evidence at common law, would not be received into evidence because its prejudicial effect on those employees it did not affect outweighed its … Continue reading Rosedale Ltd v Sibley: EAT 1980