Did breach of contract cause the employee to leave?

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• Steptoe & Johnson LLP

In Abbycars (West Horndon) Limited v. Ford, Mr Ford was signed off work on 20 March 2006. On 31 March 2006 his employer asked to collect his car as it was a pool car and needed for its business. Mr Ford disputed the car was a pool car but agreed to its return. At the end of his period of absence he resigned.

He claimed that Abbycars had fundamentally breached the term of mutual trust and confidence and he referred to a series of breaches by Abbycars including taking his company car back. Th... (189 more words)

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