Local Government Yorkshire and Humber v Shah EAT/0587/11 & EAT/0026/12
Reports relating to this case:
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Acas code of practice: Uplift to compensation for failure to follow code not available to workers
- Date:
- 23 January 2013
In Local Government Yorkshire and Humber v Shah EAT/0587/11 & EAT/0026/12, the EAT held that the potential uplift in compensation awarded where an employer unreasonably fails to comply with the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" applies only in the case of employees. A worker who was subjected to an unlawful detriment was not entitled to an uplift.
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EAT holds workers are not entitled to compensation uplift where employer fails to comply with Acas code
- Date:
- 6 September 2012
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that only employees, and not workers, can be awarded a compensation uplift of up to 25% where the respondent has unreasonably failed to comply with the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures".
