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  Manchester City Council v Thurston [2002] IRLR 319 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Contractual sick pay: Contractual clause withholding sick pay for misconduct had no effect

    Date:

    22 July 2002

    An employer was not entitled to withhold sick pay from an employee who took sick leave because of anxiety and depression immediately after being disciplined for misconduct, notwithstanding a contractual clause excluding such entitlement where sickness was "due, or attributable, to his own misconduct", the EAT holds in Manchester City Council v Thurston.

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  Manchester College v Cocliff EAT/0035/10 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Fixed-term employees: Tribunal erred in considering objective justification before less favourable treatment

    Date:

    24 November 2010

    In Manchester College v Cocliff EAT/0035/10, the EAT held that an employment tribunal erred when it decided that there had been less favourable treatment on grounds of fixed-term status because it had found that any difference in terms was not objectively justifiable. Tribunals should first consider whether or not any less favourable treatment is on grounds of fixed-term status. Only if the answer is yes should they move on to consider the defence of objective justification.

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  Mandla and another v Lee and others [1983] IRLR 209 HL (1 report relating to this case)

  • Discrimination: Sikhs covered by Race Relations Act

    Date:

    10 May 1983

    In upholding a Sikh's complaint of indirect discrimination under the education provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976, the House of Lords in Mandla and another v Lee and others adopts a broad interpretation of the definition of ethnic origins.

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  Manor Oak (PMG) Ltd v Kelly EATS/0070/08 (1 report relating to this case)

  • Manor Oak (PMG) Ltd v Kelly

    Date:

    7 August 2009

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employer did not unfairly dismiss an employee when it failed to investigate in detail the nature of his misconduct in circumstances where he had admitted his guilt.

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  Mansfield Hosiery Mills Ltd v M Bromley [1977] IRLR 301 EAT (1 report relating to this case)

  • Unfair dismissal: Failure to follow a correct procedure

    Date:

    15 August 1977

    In Mansfield Hosiery Mills Lid v Bromley, the EAT emphasises that it is only in exceptional cases that a failure to follow a correct procedure will not result in a finding of unfair dismissal.

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  Marleasing SA v La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion SA Case C-106/89 ECJ (1 report relating to this case)

  • Marleasing SA v La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion SA

    Date:

    31 December 1989

    In Marleasing SA v La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion Case C-106/89 ECJ, the European Court of Justice held that a national court hearing a case that falls within the scope of an EC Directive is required to interpret its national law in the light of the wording and scope of that Directive, whether the provisions in question were adopted before or after the Directive.

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  Marley v Forward Trust Group Ltd [1986] IRLR 369 CA (1 report relating to this case)

  • Contracts of employment: Incorporation into employment contracts

    Date:

    5 August 1986

    Many collective agreements state that they are to be "binding in honour only". In Marley v Forward Trust Group Ltd the Court of Appeal holds that this applies between the parties to the agreement, ie the union and employer, and does not affect the legal enforceability of terms of collective agreements which are incorporated into contracts of employment of individuals.

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  Marlow v East Thames Housing Group Ltd [2002] IRLR 798 HC (1 report relating to this case)

  • Contracts of employment: Duty on employer to pursue insurers for PHI payments

    Date:

    21 February 2003

    In Marlow v East Thames Housing Group Ltd, the High Court holds that where an employee is contractually entitled to benefits paid by insurers under a permanent health insurance policy with the employer, the employer is bound to take all reasonable steps to secure those benefits from the insurers. This could, depending on the circumstances, entail pursuing litigation against the insurers.

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  Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority (No.2) [1993] IRLR 445 ECJ (2 reports relating to this case)

  • Compensation limit unlawful

    Date:

    1 September 1993

    In Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority (No.2) (2 August 1993) EOR51A, the European Court of Justice rules that it is contrary to European Community law for a fixed upper limit to be placed on the compensation which can be awarded for the loss and damage suffered as a result of sex discrimination.

  • Discriminatory retirement age

    Date:

    1 May 1986

    In Marshall v Southampton and South-West Hampshire Area Health Authority (26.2.86) EOR7E, the European Court of Justice rules that compulsory retirement of men and women at different ages contravenes the EEC Equal Treatment Directive.

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  Martin and others v South Bank University [2004] IRLR 74 ECJ (1 report relating to this case)

  • Martin and others v South Bank University

    Date:

    1 January 2004

    In Martin and others v South Bank University [2004] IRLR 74 ECJ, the European Court of Justice held that early retirement benefits should be paid for by a new employer after a transfer of undertakings.