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  Pacheco v M Reale Solicitors ET/2340553/09 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Law firm unfairly dismissed office manager who did not deny harassing colleague

    Date:

    9 June 2011

    In this case the employer was found to have unfairly dismissed the employee, even though she did not deny the serious allegations of misconduct made against her.

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  Pacitti Jones v O'Brien [2005] IRLR 888 CS (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case round up

    Date:

    1 October 2005

    Sally Logan, associate at Addleshaw Goddard, brings you a comprehensive update on the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and provides advice on what to do about them.

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  Packer v Konec Solutions Ltd [2002] ET/3103500/01 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case digest

    Date:

    1 April 2003

    Hilary Slater, consultant with Cobbetts solicitors, provides a round-up of employment tribunal decisions on discrimination.

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  Packman t/a Packman Lucas Associates v Fauchon [2012] IRLR 721 EAT (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Redundancy: Dismissal was by reason of redundancy where headcount was not reduced

    Date:

    20 November 2012

    In Packman t/a Packman Lucas Associates v Fauchon [2012] IRLR 721 EAT, the EAT held that a dismissal will be by reason of redundancy where it is caused by an employer's need for employees to do less work of a particular kind, even if there is no change in the number of employees required.

  • Reduction in headcount not necessary for redundancy

    Date:

    5 July 2012

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has affirmed the employment tribunal's decision that an employee, who was dismissed because of the employer's downturn in work and consequent reduction in the hours to be worked, was dismissed by reason of redundancy, even though there was no reduction in the employees required. 

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  Page v Freight Hire (Tank Haulage) Ltd [1981] IRLR 13 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Page v Freight Hire (Tank Haulage) Ltd

    Date:

    1 January 1981

    In Page v Freight Hire (Tank Haulage) Ltd [1981] IRLR 13 EAT, the EAT held that the employer was protected by the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, section 51(1) because refusing to allow the employee to transport dimethyl formamide was necessary to comply with the employer's duty under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was not an act of excessive caution.

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  Paggetti v Cobb [2002] IRLR 861 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • "Week's pay"must be calculated subject to minimum wage

    Date:

    10 June 2002

    In assessing an unfairly dismissed employee's basic and compensatory awards, an employment tribunal erred in law in calculating a "week's pay" by reference to the employee's actual pay, notwithstanding that this was less than the national minimum wage, holds the EAT in Paggetti v Cobb.

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  Paisley v (1) Arts Council of Northern Ireland and (2) An Comhairle Ealaion 28 July 1998 FET (1 report relating to this case)

  • DUP member discriminated against

    Date:

    1 March 1999

    A member of the Democratic Unionist Party and of the Free Presbyterian Church was discriminated against on grounds of religion and political opinion both in the selection arrangements made for determining who should be appointed to the post of cross-border arts cooperation officer, and in her non-appointment, holds the Fair Employment Tribunal (Chair: J E Maguire) in Paisley v (1) Arts Council of Northern Ireland and (2) An Comhairle Ealaion.

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  Pakenham-Walsh v Connell Residential and another [2006] EWCA Civ 90 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case round-up: Workplace stress

    Date:

    18 July 2006

    This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering workplace stress.

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  Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA [2007] IRLR 989 ECJ (1 report relating to this case)

  • Félix Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA

    Date:

    17 October 2007

    In Félix Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA Case C-411/05, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given its judgment that the Equal Treatment Directive (2000/78/EC) does not preclude a Spanish law permitting clauses in collective agreements that allow employees to be compulsorily retired when they reach a specified age.

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  Palfrey v Transco plc [2004] IRLR 916 EAT (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Points of procedure

    Date:

    26 November 2004

    A review of recent significant cases on practice and procedure in the employment tribunals, EAT and Court of Appeal.

  • Case round-up

    Date:

    14 September 2004

    This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: disability discrimination against the adoptive mother of a surrogate baby and effective dates of termination.