The reasons available to an employer under section 98(1)(b) are not limited to reasons of the same kind as those spelt out in section 98(2), nor do they require consideration of the fairness of the dismissal, which falls to be considered under section 98(4) rather than at the prior stage of identifying the reason for dismissal.
Citations:
[1978] ICR 149
Statutes:
Employment Rights Act 1996 98(1)(b) 98(2) 98(4)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Kenneth Cobley v Forward Technology Industries Plc CA 14-May-2003
The claimant had been chief executive and a director of the respondent for many years, but was dismissed upon it being taken over. His contract of employment as chief executive provided that it was to be coterminous with his appointment as director. . .
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Employment
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.182401