Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2001] All ER (D) 340 (Oct)
Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:

Recorder Langstaff QC, Mr J Crosby and Lord Gladwin

Representation The appellant appeared in person.
  Robert Palmer (instructed by Legal Services) for the respondent.
Judgment Dates: 17 October 2001

Catchwords

Redundancy - Dismissal by reason of redundancy - Cessation of or diminution in requirements of business for employees to carry out work of a particular kind - Part-time tutor - Fairness of consultation process - Whether tribunal erring in conclusions as to fairness of consultation process - s 139.

The Case

The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed an appeal by a part-time tutor, and remitted the matter to the employment tribunal, inter alia, on the ground that the tribunal's conclusions as to the fairness of the consultation process concerning the redundancy, constituted by the diminution in part-time work, had been erroneous.

Practice Areas

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