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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to reflect the unfair dismissal awards made by employment tribunals in 2019/20.
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- Date:
- 28 September 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Aramark (UK) Ltd v Fernandes, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer's failure to put a redundant employee on a list of bank workers was not unreasonable, within the meaning of s.98(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
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- Date:
- 21 September 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In K v L, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a school teacher's dismissal for possessing indecent images of children was unfair because the employer had not cited reputational damage as a potential ground for dismissal.
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- Date:
- 22 July 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Tai Tarian Ltd v Christie, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the tribunal had erred in its approach to fairness when it found the carpenter had been unfairly dismissed following a complaint made against him by a tenant who requested anonymity.
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- Date:
- 9 July 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Sinelnikova v ActivTrades plc, an employment tribunal upheld a compliance officer's claims of unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and victimisation after finding that she had been subjected to "concerted and malicious" action by her employer.
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- Date:
- 22 June 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Gwynedd Council v Barratt and another, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the dismissal of two teachers who were required to apply for their own jobs following a reorganisation was unfair.
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- Date:
- 2 June 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Adenusi v London Underground Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the employee's dismissal for sexual harassment was unfair because the employer did not carry out a reasonable investigation.
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- Date:
- 5 March 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Consultant editor Darren Newman looks at recent unfair dismissal cases, including Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti, which concern the knowledge of the decision-maker and asks when the unreasonable conduct of another manager should be taken into account in deciding whether or not the decision to dismiss is fair.
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- Date:
- 4 March 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Uddin v London Borough of Ealing, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the investigating officer's failure to share a material fact with the decision-maker was relevant to the fairness of the dismissal.
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- Date:
- 17 February 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Kirk v Citibank NA and others, an employment tribunal held that a senior banker who was dismissed following a redundancy process was subjected to direct age discrimination and unfairly dismissed.