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Johnson v Unisys Ltd [2001] IRLR 279 HL (1 other report)
- Damages: No common law remedy for financial loss flowing from manner of dismissal
  
  Date:
  
  1 May 2001
  
  There is no common law contractual remedy for financial or other loss allegedly flowing from the manner or circumstances of an employee's dismissal, holds the House of Lords in Johnson v Unisys Ltd.

A recent decision by the House of Lords may have opened the door to higher claims for compensation from dismissed employees. Benjimin Burgher looks at the likely ramifications of the decision

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Published date: 1 July 2001
Publisher: RBI
Source: Employers' Law

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