EAT Reason for dismissal – Reasonableness of dismissal – The claimant was a pilot whose licence became restricted and he was dismissed. He claimed that he had been unfairly dismissed in respect that his dismissal was due to his having made a protected disclosure. The respondents denied that that was the reason for the dismissal, their case being that the dismissal was due to the restriction that had been imposed on his licence and that it was, in the circumstances, fair. The Employment Tribunal found that the reason for dismissal was the restriction on his licence, not the protected disclosure, but that the dismissal was unfair.
Judges:
The Honourable Lady Smith
Citations:
[2005] UKEAT 0084 – 04 – 1705, EATS/0084/04
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – J Sainsbury Ltd v Hitt; Orse Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited v Hitt CA 18-Oct-2002
Reasobaleness of Investigation Judged Objectively
The employer appealed against a decision that it had unfairly dismissed the respondent. The majority of the Employment Tribunal had decided that the employers had not carried out a reasonable investigation into the employee’s alleged misconduct . .
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Employment
Updated: 01 July 2022; Ref: scu.227029
