Employment law cases

Ladbroke Racing Ltd v Arnott and others [1979] IRLR 192 EAT

Reports relating to this case:

  • Ladbroke Racing Ltd v Arnott and others

    Date:
    1 May 1979

    In Ladbroke Racing Ltd v Arnott and others [1979] IRLR 192 EAT, the EAT held that the Industrial Tribunal was entitled to find that the respondent betting shop employees had been unfairly dismissed on grounds of placing bets on behalf of outside persons or condoning such bets, notwithstanding that the appellants' disciplinary rules specified that such conduct would result in immediate dismissal.