Watts v Rubery Owen Conveyancer Limited: EAT 1977

The claimant sought a redundancy payment. The employer said that his employment had not yet finished.
Held: Kilner Brown J said: ‘The effect of these cases is that where an application is made to an Industrial Tribunal before the act of dismissal has taken place it is a premature application and the Industrial Tribunal has no jurisdiction’.

Judges:

Kilner Brown J

Citations:

[1977] 2 All ER 1

Cited by:

AppliedPritchard-Rhodes Limited v Boon and Milton EAT 1979
An application to the Industrial Tribunal for a redundancy payment was not effective because it failed to comply with the statutory requirements which, on their true construction, provided that an application could not be effectively made to an . .
Still Good LawFoster v Bon Groundwork Ltd EAT 17-Mar-2011
EAT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Striking-out/dismissal
In April 2009, the Claimant, who was then 77 years of age, was employed by the Respondent, when he was laid off without pay. While still being employed by . .
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Employment

Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.430685