UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Reasonableness of dismissal
UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Procedural fairness/automatically unfair dismissal
The Appellant appealed against a decision of the Employment Tribunal (‘the ET’) that his dismissal was not unfair. He was dismissed on the basis that findings in an earlier decision by an Employment Tribunal (‘ET1’) about his credibility meant that the Respondent could no longer employ him. He argued first, that the ET had erred in law by holding that the Respondent was entitled to dismiss him without any investigation, apart from giving him an opportunity to comment on ET1’s findings at a disciplinary hearing. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘the EAT’) dismissed that ground of appeal. Be argued, second, that the ET had erred in law in holding that the Respondent’s failure to give him an appeal hearing did not make the dismissal unfair as it would not have made any difference. The EAT dismissed that ground of appeal.
Citations:
[2018] UKEAT 0123 – 18 – 3011
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 10 July 2022; Ref: scu.635142
