17 - 21 May 2010
EAT rules that previous incidents may be relevant to employer's decision to dismiss despite failure to issue formal warning
In London Borough of Brent v Fuller the EAT held that an employer was entitled to take a similar previous misconduct incident into account, when deciding whether to dismiss an employee, even though no formal warning was issued in respect of the prior incident. In doing so, the EAT overturned the Tribunal’s decision.
More...