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  • Date:
    31 December 1970
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Dunk v George Waller and Son

    In Dunk v George Waller and Son [1970] 2 All ER 630 CA, the Court of Appeal held that the purpose of an apprenticeship agreement is for the apprentice to receive training in order to obtain better employment, and if the employer terminates the agreement and deprives the apprentice of the training, the apprentice is entitled to earnings under the agreement for the remainder of the apprenticeship and damages for future loss of earnings and prospects.

  • Date:
    31 December 1969
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    O'Brien v Associated Fire Alarms Ltd

    In O'Brien v Associated Fire Alarms Ltd [1969] 1 All ER 93 CA, the Court of Appeal held that if there is no express term relating to the place of work in an employment contract then one will be implied based on the facts.

  • Date:
    31 December 1966
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Bull v Pitney Bowes Ltd

    In Bull v Pitney Bowes Ltd [1966] 2 All ER 384 HC, the High Court held that clauses in restraint of trade are void unless the employer can show that they are no more than is required to protect its interests, but even then, if the employee can show that the clause is contrary to the public interest, it remains void and unenforceable.

  • Date:
    31 December 1936
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Swain v West (Butchers) Ltd

    In Swain v West (Butchers) Ltd [1936] 3 All ER 261 CA, the Court of Appeal held that the employer was entitled to ask an employee about colleagues' misconduct and that these were lawful questions that the employee must answer.

  • Date:
    31 December 1930
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    The Ottoman Bank v Chakarian

    In The Ottoman Bank v Chakarian [1930] AC 277 JCPC, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held that an employee can refuse to transfer to a geographical area where the employee would be at personal risk.

  • Date:
    31 December 1906
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Devonald v Rosser & Sons

    In Devonald v Rosser & Sons [1906] 2 KB 728 CA, the Court of Appeal held that there was an implied term in a piece rate worker's contract that the employer would provide him with a reasonable amount of work.

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