Unfair dismissal

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• Date:

  1 April 2004

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Virgo Fidelis School v Boyle

  In Virgo Fidelis School v Boyle [2004] IRLR 268 EAT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that awards of compensation for injury to feelings in whistleblowing cases should be based on the guidelines set out by the Court of Appeal in Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2003] IRLR 102 for race and sex discrimination cases.

• Date:

  20 February 2004

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Constructive dismissal: Failure to notify pregnant employee of job opportunity was repudiatory breach

  In Visa International Service Association v Paul the EAT holds that an employment tribunal was correct to find that an employee was constructively dismissed when her employer failed to notify her, while she was on maternity leave, of a newly created post arising out of a reorganisation in her department in which the employee was interested, and considered herself well qualified for.

• Date:

  6 February 2004

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: Dismissing probation officer for public bondage acts did not violate human rights

  In Pay v Lancashire Probation Service, the EAT holds that a probation officer with specific responsibility for sex offenders, who was publicly engaged in sadomasochistic activities in his spare time, did not have his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights breached when he was dismissed upon discovery of those activities.

• Date:

  31 December 2003

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Fraser v Stolt Offshore Ltd

  In Fraser v Stolt Offshore Ltd [2003] All ER (D) 185 (Apr) EAT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employer can issue a warning to a fixed-term employee that will be valid for a longer period than the fixed-term contract. The warning will carry over into the next contract and the employee does not have to be notified of this when he accepts the next contract.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up: whistleblowing

  This week's case round-up from Eversheds: covering whistleblowing.

• Date:

  5 December 2003

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: Chief executive fairly dismissed following hostile takeover

  In Cobley v Forward Technology Industries plc, the Court of Appeal holds that an employment tribunal was entitled to find that a company chief executive was fairly dismissed for "some other substantial reason" following a bidding war and hostile takeover of the company and his removal as a director.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Our resident experts at Pinsents bring you a comprehensive update on all the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and advice on what to do about them.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up: indirect age discrimination; and homeworking arrangements

  This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: indirect age discrimination; and homeworking arrangements.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up: mobility clauses and "protected" whistleblowing disclosures

  This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: mobility clauses and "protected" whistleblowing disclosures.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Our resident experts at Pinsents bring you a comprehensive update on all the latest decisions that could affect your organisation, and advice on what to do about them.