Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2002] All ER (D) 283 (Feb)
Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:

Maurice Kay J, Mr H Singh, Mrs J Matthias

Representation The appellant appeared in person.
  The respondent appeared in person.
Judgment Dates: 30 November 2001

Catchwords

Contract - Termination - Notice - Employee claiming breach of contract by employer who refused to pay extended notice period - Employer arguing employee failing to give lawful notice of termination - Employment tribunal concluding employee entitled to additional pay - Whether tribunal in error.

The Case

An employment tribunal erroneously awarded an employee an award in respect of breach of contract relating to pay upon notice, in circumstances where it had wrongly construed the letter of resignation provided by the employee.

Practice Areas

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