All items: Effectiveness or retraction of dismissal

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  Aberdeen City Council v McNeill [2010] IRLR 374 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case round-up

    Date:

    1 June 2010

    Helen Samuel, associate solicitor and Anna Bridges, associate solicitor, at Addleshaw Goddard, detail the latest rulings.

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  Ali v Birmingham City Council EAT/0313/08 (3 reports relating to this case)

  • Case of the week: Resignations

    Date:

    27 January 2009

    This week's case of the week, provided by Thomas Eggar, covers resignations.

  • Unfair dismissal: Unambiguous resignation is nearly always effective

    Date:

    12 December 2008

    In Ali v Birmingham City Council EAT/0313/08, the EAT held that an employee's unambiguous resignation was effective and could not be unilaterally withdrawn once it had been accepted by the employer. It is only in exceptional circumstances that words of resignation should not be taken at their face value

  • Ali v Birmingham City Council

    Date:

    31 October 2008

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employee's unambiguous resignation will be found not to be effective only in exceptional circumstances.

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  Ashby v Moniz and another t/a La Baguette ET/1102901/2009 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Employee's angry words after unequivocal dismissal did not mean she resigned

    Date:

    24 August 2010

    The interesting issue for the employment tribunal to decide in this case was whether an employee who got into an argument with her employer resigned or was dismissed.

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  Bednarz v Moving Services Group UK Ltd [2011] ET/2704115/2010 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Resignation or dismissal: employment tribunal decisions

    Date:

    24 August 2011

    This article summarises the main issues and outcomes in five employment tribunal cases where the key issue was whether the employee resigned or was dismissed.

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  Burton v Glycosynth Ltd [2005] All ER (D) 272 (Jun) EAT (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Case round up

    Date:

    1 September 2005

    Judith Harris of 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.

  • Hasty employers could be resigned to compensation

    Date:

    9 August 2005

    When is a resignation not counted as a resignation? By Peter Schofield, Director of employment and legal affairs, EEF.

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  CF Capital plc v Willoughby [2011] EWCA Civ 1115 CA (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Termination of employment: Objective meaning of termination letter to be taken at face value

    Date:

    21 May 2012

    In CF Capital plc v Willoughby [2011] EWCA Civ 1115 CA, the Court of Appeal held that a letter of dismissal was effective notice to terminate the employee’s contract, even though it was based on a mistaken understanding that the employee had agreed to the termination. The “special circumstances” exception to the normal operation of such a notice did not apply, so attempts to retract the dismissal did not alter the position.

  • No "special circumstances" retraction for clear but mistaken words of dismissal

    Date:

    18 October 2011

    The Court of Appeal has held that the employer could not retract clear written words of dismissal that were accepted at face value by the employee, even though the inclusion of the words in the letter was a mistake. 

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  Christie v Johnston Carmichael [2010] IRLR 1016 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Case of the week: Garden leave

    Date:

    11 October 2010

    This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers garden leave.

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  Dixon v KB Sheetmetal Ltd [2011] ET/2509566/10 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Resignation or dismissal: employment tribunal decisions

    Date:

    24 August 2011

    This article summarises the main issues and outcomes in five employment tribunal cases where the key issue was whether the employee resigned or was dismissed.

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  Driver v Driver [2011] ET/3100226/10 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Resignation or dismissal: employment tribunal decisions

    Date:

    24 August 2011

    This article summarises the main issues and outcomes in five employment tribunal cases where the key issue was whether the employee resigned or was dismissed.

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  Grainger v Aldi Stores Ltd [2011] ET/1100041/11 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Resignation or dismissal: employment tribunal decisions

    Date:

    24 August 2011

    This article summarises the main issues and outcomes in five employment tribunal cases where the key issue was whether the employee resigned or was dismissed.