EAT Unfair Dismissal – Automatically unfair reasons / compensation
Employment Tribunal decision that Respondent has failed to comply with Schedule 2 Part 1 of the Employment Act 2002 contrary to authorities of Alexander v Bridgen Enterprises, YMCA Training v Stewart and Silman v ICTS.`
The Employment Tribunal also took the wrong multiplicand for assessing future loss. The correct multiplicand was the sum the Claimant would have earned had he continued working.
The Employment Tribunal also made an award of andpound;500 in respect of loss of statutory rights when the Claimant had only sought andpound;200 and no notice was given to the Respondent of the possibility of awarding a greater sum.
Judges:
Serota QC J
Citations:
[2007] UKEAT 0508 – 06 – 2004, UKEAT/0508/06 and UKEAT/0522/06
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Citing:
Mentioned – Daley v AW Dorsett (Almar Dolls Ltd) EAT 1981
The loss of a right to an extended period of notice is a proper head of damages in an employment loss case: ‘It is a claim for compensation for the loss of an intangible benefit, namely that of being entitled in the course of one’s employment, to a . .
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Employment
Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.254588