EAT Maternity Rights and Paternity Leave
Time of work necessitated by unexpected failure of baby-sitter. It is not necessary for the ‘reason’ in section 57A(2) Employment Rights Act to be articulated with any formality. It was clear to the Respondent that the Claimant’s case fell within section 57A(2) and the Employment Tribunal had construed the section too restrictively. It is a right to be exercised without formality by parents in difficult circumstances. Qua applied.
EAT Maternity Rights and Parental Leave – Detriment.
Judges:
Her Honour Judge McMullen QC
Citations:
[2004] UKEAT 0295 – 04 – 0111, UKEAT/0295/04, 0295/04
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Qua v John Ford Morrison (Solicitors) EAT 14-Jan-2003
The claimant appealed the refusal of her claim for a finding that her dismissal was automatically unfair. She had been employed for less than a year, and had taken several absences to care for her child. She claimed protection saying that her . .
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Employment
Updated: 28 June 2022; Ref: scu.221570