The claimanat said his dismissal had not been a redundancy, since the person who replaced him did the same work.
Held: The dismissal must have been for some other reason. It was not a redundancy. The court discussed the meaning of the phrase ‘work of a particular kind’ in redundancies. Qualifications are not relevant the relevance except in so far as they imply special skills, attributes or knowledge.
Citations:
[1979] IRLR 430
Cited by:
Cited – British Broadcasting Corporation v Farnworth EAT 13-Jul-1998
The claimant employee said that the non-renewal of her fixed term contract was not a redundancy as alleged.
Held: It could still be a redundancy situation when an employee is dismissed because the organisation requires an employee with more . .
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Employment
Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.214632