Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis v Buchanan: EAT 13 Jul 2010

EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Automatically unfair reasons
1.Tribunal in error in holding that a letter inviting an employee to a meeting and enclosing a police report and witness statement did not comply with Step 1.
2.Tribunal correct in finding that dismissal was unfair when the police employers had held a Convictions Board to deal with dismissal although the employer had not received a conviction or warning but only accepted a fixed penalty notice.

Judges:

Ansell QC J

Citations:

[2010] UKEAT 0518 – 09 – 1307

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Updated: 23 August 2022; Ref: scu.423243