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Taylor and Others (T/A Partners In The Cornerstone Practice) v Crockford: EAT 28 Feb 2014

EAT Unfair Dismissal : Reason for Dismissal Including Substantial Other Reason – Reasonableness of dismissal The Employment Judge did not err in holding that the dismissal of the Claimant for refusing to agree to a rescheduling of her working hours was a dismissal for some other substantial reason within the meaning of section 98(1)(b) of … Continue reading Taylor and Others (T/A Partners In The Cornerstone Practice) v Crockford: EAT 28 Feb 2014

Forshaw v Archcraft Ltd: EAT 13 Dec 2004

Dismissal for ‘some other substantial reason’ – employees refusal to sign new contracts. Judges: The Honourable Mr Justice Rimer Citations: UKEAT/0677/04, [2004] UKEAT 0677 – 04 – 1312, [2006] ICR 70 Links: Bailii, EAT Statutes: Employment Rights Act 1996 98(1)(b) Cited by: Cited – Willow Oak Developments Ltd. (T/A Windsor Recruitment) v Silverwood and others … Continue reading Forshaw v Archcraft Ltd: EAT 13 Dec 2004

Sajid v Sussex Muslim Society: CA 2 Oct 2001

The defendant appealed against the strike out of parts of its defence. The claimant was employed as the mosque director and imam. He had brought an action in the Industrial Tribunal alleging wrongful dismissal, but notifying the defendants that any excess above what the tribunal could order would be sought in the current action. That … Continue reading Sajid v Sussex Muslim Society: CA 2 Oct 2001

Priddle v Dibble: EAT 1978

The reasons available to an employer under section 98(1)(b) are not limited to reasons of the same kind as those spelt out in section 98(2), nor do they require consideration of the fairness of the dismissal, which falls to be considered under section 98(4) rather than at the prior stage of identifying the reason for … Continue reading Priddle v Dibble: EAT 1978

Roberts v Acumed Ltd: EAT 25 Nov 2010

roberts_acumedEAT10 EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL Reason for dismissal including substantial other reason Reasonableness of dismissal Procedural fairness/automatically unfair dismissal The Claimant area sales manager was remunerated on a different basis from the other four area managers. His commission was based on total sales whereas theirs was based on annual increase in sales. On reviewing remuneration the … Continue reading Roberts v Acumed Ltd: EAT 25 Nov 2010

Kenneth Cobley v Forward Technology Industries Plc: CA 14 May 2003

The claimant had been chief executive and a director of the respondent for many years, but was dismissed upon it being taken over. His contract of employment as chief executive provided that it was to be coterminous with his appointment as director. Held: The tribunal were not wrong in law in identifying the reason and … Continue reading Kenneth Cobley v Forward Technology Industries Plc: CA 14 May 2003

Baker v Abellio London Ltd: EAT 5 Oct 2017

EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Reason for dismissal including substantial other reason UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Reasonableness of dismissal PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Withdrawal The Employment Judge erred in holding that the employer was correct to consider that it was obliged by section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 to hold that it was … Continue reading Baker v Abellio London Ltd: EAT 5 Oct 2017