Employment law cases

Kerr v The Sweater Shop (Scotland) Ltd; The Sweater Shop (Scotland) Ltd v Park [1996] IRLR 424 EAT

Reports relating to this case:

  • Deductions from wages: Individual notification of term authorising deductions required

    Date:
    1 October 1996

    The posting in a factory of a notice which stated that accrued holiday pay would not be given to employees dismissed for gross misconduct did not amount to the requisite written notification to the workers of a contractual term authorising a deduction from their wages, holds the EAT in (1) Kerr v The Sweater Shop (Scotland) Ltd (2) The Sweater Shop (Scotland) Ltd v Park.