EAT Redundancy : Suitable Alternative Employment – Did the Employment Tribunal err in law in concluding that the Appellant had unreasonably refused an offer of alternative employment for her own reasons, when it had correctly concluded that the offer was an offer of suitable employment which a reasonable employee could have accepted?
Judges:
Wilkie J
Citations:
[2011] UKEAT 0116 – 11 – 0112
Links:
Statutes:
Employment Rights Act 1996 141
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Executors of J F Everest v Cox 1980
The reasonableness of an employee’s refusal of suitable alternative employment depends on factors personal to him and is a subjective matter to be considered from the employee’s point of view: ‘The employee’s behaviour and conduct must be judged, . .
Cited – Cambridge and District Co-Operative Society Ltd v Ruse EAT 15-May-1992
The employee had succeeded in his claim for redundancy. The employer appealed saying that it had made a suitable offer of alternative employment.
Held: An employee may refuse an offer of employment which a Tribunal concludes was a suitable . .
Cited – Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen v Brady EAT 31-Mar-2006
The reason adduced by the union for the dismissal of the climant was found by the Tribunal on the facts not to be the true reason for dismissal, the true reason being the union executive committee’s political antipathy to Mr Brady.
Held: It . .
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Employment
Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.450635