Latest case reports added to HR & Compliance Centre

We provide a round-up of case reports added to HR & Compliance Centre this week, covering: redundancy; public interest disclosures; and resignations.

Redundancy: Importance of objectivity in redundancy assessment process In E-Zec Medical Transport Service Ltd v Gregory EAT/0192/08, the EAT upheld the employment tribunal's decision that the employee had been unfairly selected for redundancy, because the selection process involved inadequate consultation, and the selection criteria had been applied subjectively and did not allow for objective verification. (Employment Review)
Public interest disclosures: Whistleblowing provisions protect disclosure of third-party wrongdoing In Hibbins v Hesters Way Neighbourhood Project EAT/0275/08, the EAT held that a teacher's disclosure that a prospective student was a suspect in a criminal case was capable of being a protected disclosure for the purposes of the whistleblowing legislation. (Employment Review)
Heat-of-the-moment resignation plea is rejected 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EAT/0313/08, the EAT held that an employee's unambiguous resignation was effective and could not be unilaterally withdrawn once it had been accepted by the employer. (Personnel Today)

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