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BG plc v O’Brien [2001] IRLR 496 EAT

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XpertHR has 1 case report relating to the case: BG plc v O’Brien [2001] IRLR 496 EAT.
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Duty of trust and confidence: Singling out employee led to breach of trust and confidence duty
Source: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin  Date: 15-09-2001
In BG plc v O'Brien, the EAT holds that an employer was in breach of contract when it denied an employee the benefit of a contractual redundancy package because it had not appreciated that his employment status was that of a "permanent" employee.

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