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NHS trust's decision to withhold pay increment for staff who pass sickness absence trigger ruled unlawful

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    Bent and others v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ET/2400833/11 and others (0 other reports)

Bent and others v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ET/2400833/11 and others

unlawful deductions from wages | breach of contract | pay progression | sickness absence

In this test case, the employment tribunal found that an NHS trust had unlawfully amended its pay progression policy to provide that staff would be denied a pay rise if their sickness absence reached a certain level.