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Can an employee retract their 'heat of the moment' resignation?
In Ali v. Birmingham City Council (2008), Mr Ali was a data entry clerk and resigned at around 2.45pm on 26 April 2007 prompted by circumstances in his personal life. He told his manager it was nothing to do with his work. HR offered him a cooling off period, but he reaffirmed his decision to resign. On 29 April Mr Ali sent an email apologising for the events on 26 April ...
Case | 8 Dec 2008
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Employer could not withdraw dismissal
...of Appeal has now upheld the EAT’s decision that Ms Willoughby had been dismissed by CFC. An Employment Tribunal will decide whether the dismissal was unfair at a later date. Sam Greenhalgh, an Employment Solicitor at Steeles Law, commented: “The general rule is that a notice of dismissal cannot be unilaterally retracted. If an employer uses unambiguous words of dismissal to an employee, then the employee will be dismissed and the employment contract terminated. The same principle applies when an employee uses unambiguous words of resignation towards their employer. “The only ‘...
Case | 1 Nov 2011
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The burning issue
...nsibility for fire safety. The risk-based approach to fire safety allows employers greater flexibility than in the past; from now on fire safety will be goalbased and employers will be able to negotiate and discuss their needs. Aside from special effects, this issue of the magazine is also a significant one for Workplace Law because this month the Group celebrates 10 years of providing UK employers with up-to-date legal information, training and advice. Since its formation in 1995, the Workplace Law Group has grown from being a publisher of legal information in a relatively small market to a prov...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2005
