Unfair dismissal and the 'chain of causation' for compensation

Cowen v Rentokil Initial Facility Services (UK) Ltd (2008) concerned the chain of causation for the purpose of calculating compensation where an employee is dismissed from his second job.

Mr Cowen was employed as a contracts manager and was dismissed for redundancy with effect from 6 October 2006. On 23 October he obtained a new job at a higher salary than in his previous role. He was dismissed from that employment with effect from 16 January 2007 not having been kept on following the expir... (282 more words)

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