Drewett v Penfold: EAT 7 Dec 2009

EAT STATUTORY DISCIPLINE AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES:
IMPACT ON COMPENSATION
The Employment Tribunal took an irrelevant consideration into account when making an uplift under s31(3) of the Employment Rights Act 2002 and reducing a basic award under s112(5) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 when it took account of the death of the employer’s wife two years before dismissal: McKindless Group v McLaughlin [2008] IRLR 678 applied.

Citations:

[2009] UKEAT 0395 – 09 – 0712

Links:

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Statutes:

Employment Rights Act 2002 31(3), Employment Rights Act 1996 112(5)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedMcKindless Group v McLaughlin EAT 2-Apr-2008
EAT Unfair Dismissal: Automatically unfair reasons / Compensation
Automatically unfair dismissal. Uplift under section 31 of the Employment Act 2002. Whether or not reference/remit appropriate. . .
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Updated: 14 August 2022; Ref: scu.401695