Unfair dismissal: Refusal to postpone disciplinary hearing when chosen companion unavailable
Talon Engineering Ltd v Smith [2018] IRLR 1104 EAT
unfair dismissal | disciplinary hearing postponements | availability of companion
In Talon Engineering Ltd v Smith, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employer's refusal to postpone a disciplinary hearing for two weeks to allow the employee's union official to accompany her made her dismissal unfair.