A genuine dispute as to wages owed will not necessarily amount to a repudiatory breach of contract on the part of the employer.
Judges:
Templeman LJ
Citations:
[1981] IRLR 32
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Bridgen v Lancashire County Council CA 1987
The court considered a claim for constructive dismissal where the parties made a genuine mistake as to the test for anticipatory breach.
Held: Sir John Donaldson MR said: ‘But, for my part, I would not have thought it necessary to give any . .
Cited – Haberdasher’s Monmount School for Girls v Turner EAT 8-Mar-2004
EAT Unfair Dismissal
ET incorrectly applied Sir John Donaldson’s dictum in Bridgen [1987] IRLR 58 (based on Woodar v Wimpey): assertion of wrong interpretation of contract not enough for repudiation, which . .
Cited – Haberdasher’s Monmount School for Girls v Turner EAT 8-Mar-2004
EAT Unfair Dismissal
ET incorrectly applied Sir John Donaldson’s dictum in Bridgen [1987] IRLR 58 (based on Woodar v Wimpey): assertion of wrong interpretation of contract not enough for repudiation, which . .
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Employment
Updated: 21 August 2022; Ref: scu.416751