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Employee can be automatically unfairly dismissed over safety concerns even when employer genuinely disagrees

unfair dismissal | health and safety | management instruction

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employee who was dismissed for refusing to work because of health and safety concerns, even though his employer genuinely believed that there was no danger, could be automatically unfairly dismissed.