A collective agreement freely and exhaustively negotiated with a Union was not to have an extra term implied. Waite LJ warned that such agreements should be concise and clear, so as to be readily understood by all who are concerned to operate it with the result that should any topic be left uncovered by an agreement of that kind, the natural inference would be that it was omitted advisedly.
Judges:
Lord Justice Waite Lord Justice Saville Lord Justice Otton
Citations:
Times 29-Oct-1996, Gazette 06-Nov-1996, [1996] EWCA Civ 763, [1997] 1 All ER 721
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See also – Ali v Christian Salvesen Food Services Ltd EAT 19-Dec-1994
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Appeal from – Ali v Christian Salvesen Food Services Ltd EAT 9-Jun-1995
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Cited by:
Cited – Garratt v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd CA 13-Apr-2011
The claimant had been employed by the defendant. They made him redundant. He claimed and enhanced payment saying that his emloyment was covered by a collective agreement, but when he refused to sign a compromise agreement, the company paid him only . .
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Employment
Updated: 01 November 2022; Ref: scu.77731