Perth and Kinross Council v Donaldson and Others: 2004

The court considered whether the TUPE regulations in going beyond what was required under the European Directive was invalid.
Held: ‘If it is to be suggested that the 1981 Regulations have effectively allowed the Directive to operate in that context, we consider that it falls foul of the approach that we adopted in Addison v Denholm Ship Management (UK) Ltd [1997] ICR 770 to the effect that it is going beyond the scope of the Directive and would therefore in that respect be ultra vires. The issue requires to be addressed by primary legislation.’

Judges:

Lord Johnson

Citations:

[2004] ICR 667

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Citing:

CitedAddison v Denholm Ship Management (UK) Ltd EAT 1997
An issue before the EAT was whether regulations made under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act applied to the crew of a floating hotel/ship in the North Sea.
Held: According to European law the UK could choose whether or not to apply employment . .

Cited by:

CitedOakley Inc v Animal Ltd and others CA 20-Oct-2005
It was argued that the Secretary of State, when implementing the Directive in the 2001 Regulations, had exceeded his powers in preserving provisions of the Registered Designs Act. The judge had held the Seceretary had exceeded his powers. The . .
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Employment, Constitutional

Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.235765