Employment Tribunals and Damages: Dunnachie -v- Kingston upon Hull City Council

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has, this morning, handed down its decision in Dunnachie -v- Kingston upon Hull City Council (and conjoined appeals).

It has held that non-pecuniary losses are not recoverable in employment tribunals in unfair dismissal claims. Thus tribunals cannot award damages for personal injuries, aggravation and injury to feelings caused by the manner (or, indeed, fact) of dismissal, as has been the increasing trend since Lord Hoffman's speech in Johnson -v- Unisys.

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