Scott LJ referred to the authorities on implying terms as to payment of sick pay into employment contracts: ‘Those cases say in my opinion quite clearly that under a contract of service irrespective of the question of length of notice provided by that contract, wages continue through sickness and incapacity from sickness to do the work contracted for until the contract is terminated by a notice by the employer in accordance with the terms of the contract.’
Judges:
Scott LJ
Citations:
[1939] 1 ALL ER 745
Cited by:
Cited – Mears v Safecar Security Ltd EAT 1981
Slynn P summarised the case law on implying terms into employment contracts: ‘In our judgment the proper approach is to look at all the facts and the circumstances to see whether a term is to be implied that wages shall or shall not be paid during . .
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Employment
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.374256