Employment law cases

Dattani v Trio Supermarkets Ltd [1998] IRLR 240 CA

Reports relating to this case:

  • Tribunal procedure: Settlement of unfair dismissal complaint did not bar unpaid wages claim

    Date:
    1 September 1998

    A compromise to settle an employee's claim for compensation for unfair dismissal, reached during the employment tribunal proceedings and recorded by the tribunal in a document headed "Decision of the [employment] tribunal", did not prevent the employee from subsequently bringing proceedings in the county court for unpaid wages, holds the Court of Appeal in Dattani v Trio Supermarkets Ltd.