Levenes Solicitors v Dalley: EAT 23 Nov 2006

EAT Unfair Dismissal – Reasonableness of dismissal – The Tribunal erred in law by holding that the Claimant’s dismissal was unfair on grounds of disparity notwithstanding its findings that the decision to dismiss was reasonable substantively and procedurally and that dismissal was within the band of reasonable responses.
Race discrimination – Direct/ Burden of proof
The Tribunal erred in law by holding that the Claimant’s dismissal was tainted by unlawful discrimination because it was not satisfied with the Respondent’s explanation about disparity. On the Tribunal’s earlier findings, the dismissal was not on racial grounds.

Judges:

His Honour Judge Richardson

Citations:

[2006] UKEAT 0330 – 06 – 2311, UKEAT/0330/06

Links:

Bailii, EAT

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Employment

Updated: 09 July 2022; Ref: scu.247848