The Range of Reasonable Responses Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In this series I’m looking at classic employment law cases of the past that still have something to teach us about employment law today. In this episode we look at Khanum v Mid Glamorgan Area Health Authority [1978] IRLR 215. … Continue reading →
Going back to 1982, Mears v Safecar Security Ltd is a case about written statements of terms and conditions and what term applies when the employee is off sick and there are no express terms dealing with sickness absence or … Continue reading →
In this episode we look at the first House of Lords case to consider unfair dismissal – Devis & Sons Ltd v Atkins. This leads to a seriously nerdy discussion of the history of the basic award and how it … Continue reading →
This week’s episode looks at Linfood Cash and Carry v Thomson & anor. This case from 1989 gives guidance to employers relying on anonymous evidence in disciplinary cases. To see how that guidance is used in practice we also consider … Continue reading →
This episode features RSPB v Croucher a case about the scope of the duty to investigate when the employee has already admitted their guilt. We also look at the more recent case of CRO Ports v Wiltshire which shows how … Continue reading →
In this episode I look at the 2004 House of Lords decision in Archibald v Fife Council. This is one of the leading cases on the duty to make reasonable adjustments and shows just how wide that duty can be. … Continue reading →
Webb v Emo Air Cargo Ltd is the story of how pregnancy discrimination became established as a claim in its own right. Along the way we take in: Turley v Allders Department Stores Ltd [1980] ICR 6 Hayes v Malleable … Continue reading →
We’re going seriously deep into the archives for this one with the 1909 decision in Addis v Gramophone Company Ltd. In this case the House of Lords looked at the compensation due to an employee who was dismissed without notice … Continue reading →
This case is about mobility clauses – and the implied terms that limit their application. It’s a neat illustration of an employer thinking that because the contract says they can do something, they don’t have to worry about how they … Continue reading →
In a special yuletide edition we talk about W Brooks & Son v Skinner [1984] IRLR 379. It’s not exactly a classic – but it is about dismissing someone who got drunk at a Christmas party – and in December … Continue reading →