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• Date:

  31 December 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Barton v Wandsworth Council

  In Barton v Wandsworth Council [1995] ET/11268/94, an employment tribunal ruled that an ambulance driver employed by the technical services division of a local authority was subjected to detriment when, in circumstances of danger that he reasonably believed to be serious and imminent, he took appropriate steps to protect himself or other persons from danger.

• Date:

  14 April 1992

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Allsop v North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

  In Allsop v North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council [1992] 90 LGR 462 CA, the Court of Appeal held that payments made to employees by a local authority as compensation for redundancy under a voluntary severance scheme were unlawful as they exceeded the prescribed limits.

• Date:

  1 February 1991

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Robb v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

  In Robb v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham [1991] IRLR 72 HC, the High Court granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the council from giving effect to the purported summary dismissal of its director of finance on disciplinary grounds - and requiring it to treat him as suspended on full pay - unless and until it had properly complied with the disciplinary procedure incorporated into his contract of employment.

• Date:

  1 November 1988

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  MacPherson v London Borough of Lambeth

  In MacPherson v London Borough of Lambeth [1988] IRLR 470 HC, the High Court held that the refusal of the employees to operate new equipment was in breach of their contracts and the employees were not entitled to an interlocutory order directing the council to pay arrears of salary.

• Date:

  1 January 1984

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Strathclyde Regional Council v Neil

  In Strathclyde Regional Council v Neil [1984] IRLR 11 CS, the Sheriff Court held that a contractual provision for repayment by the employee of the costs incurred is not a penalty and can be enforced, provided the amount relates to the loss suffered by the employer.

• Date:

  1 July 1982

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Tayside Regional Council v McIntosh

  In Tayside Regional Council v McIntosh [1982] IRLR 272 EAT, the EAT held that a requirement for "qualifications" need not be expressly stated in a contract of employment, as it may be inferred from the job advertisement or from the nature of the job.

• Date:

  1 December 1980

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Gardiner v London Borough of Merton

  In Gardiner v London Borough of Merton [1980] IRLR 472 CA, the Court of Appeal held that where an individual leaves the employ of one authority and joins another he or she will lose all rights of continuity of employment except for those that may be provided for under the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment etc) (Modification) Order 1999.

• Date:

  1 October 1978

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Milsom v Leicestershire County Council

  In Milsom v Leicestershire County Council [1978] IRLR 433 IT, the Industrial Tribunal held that a pay statement must detail the amount of each variable deduction and the purpose for which it is made, and not merely label an item "miscellaneous deduction".

• Date:

  1 May 1977

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  East Lindsey District Council v G E Daubney

  In East Lindsey District Council v G E Daubney [1977] IRLR 181 EAT, the EAT held that a failure to investigate an employee's medical condition and prognosis prior to dismissal for capability would normally result in unfair dismissal.