EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL: Automatically unfair reasons
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Bias, misconduct and procedural irregularity,br />The Appellant employed the Respondent as a hairdresser. Shortly after the Appellant became aware the Respondent was pregnant the Appellant dismissed her. The Respondent asserted, and the Employment Tribunal found, she was dismissed as a result of her pregnancy. The Appellant had asserted that she had dismissed all her staff at the same time and had done so on financial grounds (she was in an IVA). The Employment Tribunal did not deal with the dismissal of the other staff.
Held:
Citations:
[2009] UKEAT 0040 – 09 – 1006
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.375923