Employer must prove reason for dismissal, says Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has said that Employment Tribunals do not have to back a fired employee's story simply because the employer fails to prove its opposing case. A tribunal can come to its own conclusion, the Court said.

In a case against pharmaceutical company Roche an ex-employee who was unfairly dismissed claimed that the reason for her dismissal was that she was a whistleblower. If the Employment Tribunal (ET) had accepted that submission her damages would have been uncapped.

Roche fail... (528 more words)

Member login

If you are a member of the Workplace Law
Network, please enter your details below

My email address
My password
Keep me logged in:
	I've forgotten my password

Protecting your data

We take data protection very seriously. We will never share your data with third parties. We process data in accordance with: the Data Protection Act 1998; the 11th edition of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Marketing Practice; and the DMA Direct Marketing Code of Practice.