Case round up
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Dunnachie v Kingston Upon Hull City Council [2004] IRLR 287 CA
(3 other reports)
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- 2 April 2004
In Dunnachie v Kingston upon Hull City Council, the Court of Appeal holds that the comments by Lord Hoffmann in Johnson v Unisys, to the effect that the interpretation of (what is now) s.123 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 given in Norton Tool Co Ltd v Tewson was too narrow in limiting unfair dismissal compensation to economic losses, were obiter and did not bind the Court in the present case.
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- 1 March 2004
A local government worker has won compensation for psychological damage he claimed he suffered at the hands of his manager in a ruling that could entitle thousands to more compensation for unfair dismissal.
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- 24 February 2004
This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: employment status in race equality cases and unfair dismissal awards.
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Fairhurst Ward Abbotts Ltd v Botes Building Ltd [2004] IRLR 304 CA
(1 other report)
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- 1 April 2004
In Fairhurst Ward Abbotts Ltd v Botes Building Ltd and others [2004] IRLR 304 CA, the Court of Appeal held that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 apply to part of an undertaking, even if the part transferred had not been an identifiable, stable economic entity prior to the transfer.
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Lawson v Serco Ltd [2004] IRLR 206 CA
(2 other reports)
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- 19 March 2004
In Serco Ltd v Lawson; Foreign and Commonwealth Office (interested party), the Court of Appeal holds that an employment tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear an unfair dismissal claim by an employee based abroad. Regulation 11(5) of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2001, relied upon by the EAT as determining jurisdiction, did not, in fact, have that effect.
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- 10 February 2004
This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: dismissal of workers posted abroad; and misconduct dismissals.
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