Effective date of termination of employment. M had been told by letter that his Employment would finish on August the 2nd 1980, when he would receive a payment in lieu of notice then unexpired, and that, if he wished to leave before August 2nd, he should complete the enclosed form. M did complete the form, saying that he wished to leave earlier on the 7th of June. That request was agreed.
Held: The court did not accept the company’s appeal from the tribunal decision. The date of termination was the 2nd of August. Although he had left early, he had received pay for the period of the original notice, and nothing in these events had altered the notice as given.
Citations:
[1982] IRLR 331
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Wedgewood v Minstergate Hull Ltd EAT 13-Jul-2010
EAT JURISDICTIONAL POINTS – Worker, employee or neither
The Claimant employee was given notice that his contract would expire on 1 December 2008.
By a letter dated 26 November 2008 the Respondent . .
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Employment
Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.614997
