Toal and another v GB Oils Ltd [2013] IRLR 696 EAT
Reports relating to this case:
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Disciplinary and grievance hearings: No requirement for choice of companion to be reasonable
- Date:
- 9 September 2013
In Toal and another v GB Oils Ltd EAT/0569/13, the EAT held that there is no statutory requirement for an employee's choice of companion at a grievance hearing to be reasonable.
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Grievance and disciplinary hearings: choice of companion does not need to be reasonable
- Date:
- 10 July 2013
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that there is no requirement for an employee's request to be accompanied by a particular companion to a discipline or grievance meeting to be reasonable, provided the companion is within one of the categories set out in s.10(3) of the Employment Relations Act 1999.
