The Court of Appeal has held that the tribunal was correct to decide that it had jurisdiction to hear claims of unfair dismissal and sex discrimination by two British employees who worked for the Ministry of Defence in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a tribunal decision that an employee's dismissal was unfair because it was based on a confusing alcohol policy of which he was unaware.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that, on its true construction, a company's long-term disability scheme applied to employees who were permanently incapable of employment in any capacity, rather than merely incapable of working for the company.
In Hussain v Acorn Independent College Ltd EAT/0199/10, the EAT held that a teacher had the requisite one-year period of continuous employment to bring a complaint of unfair dismissal. Continuity was preserved over the college summer vacation between his first temporary contract and a subsequent contract because his absence was on account of a "temporary cessation of work".