The administrators of a company are deemed to have accepted the employees who had been kept on after 14 days. A letter from them denying that they would accept them as employees, was insufficient to prevent adoption of the contracts.
Citations:
Independent 22-Mar-1994, Gazette 08-Jun-1994, Gazette 20-Apr-1994, Times 01-Mar-1994, Ind Summary 14-Mar-1994
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appealed to – Powdrill and Another v Watson and Another HL 23-Mar-1995
A receiver of a companies assets, who employed former staff of the company, beyond an initial period of 14 days, becomes personally responsible for their employment contracts, and consequently becomes liable for making redundancy payments. The 1870 . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Powdrill and Another v Watson and Another HL 23-Mar-1995
A receiver of a companies assets, who employed former staff of the company, beyond an initial period of 14 days, becomes personally responsible for their employment contracts, and consequently becomes liable for making redundancy payments. The 1870 . .
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Employment, Insolvency
Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.84825