Alvis Vickers Limited v D B Lloyd: EAT 16 Jun 2005

EAT Respondent dismissed for redundancy. Procedure unfair in that the appeal process was not properly conducted. Employment Tribunal made no Polkey deduction. On proper analysis of fact if a fair procedure had been adopted Respondent would still have been dismissed and at the same date. Therefore there should be 100% reduction.

Judges:

His Honour Judge J R Reid QC

Citations:

UKEAT/0785/04/CK, [2005] UKEAT 0785 – 04 – 0508

Links:

Bailii, EATn

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedJ Sainsbury Ltd v Hitt; Orse Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited v Hitt CA 18-Oct-2002
Reasobaleness of Investigation Judged Objectively
The employer appealed against a decision that it had unfairly dismissed the respondent. The majority of the Employment Tribunal had decided that the employers had not carried out a reasonable investigation into the employee’s alleged misconduct . .
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Employment

Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.229260