Maxine Orr was a regular writer of articles for Legal Island before becoming an Employment Judge in 2018. Any queries on any articles written by Maxine prior to becoming an Employment Judge should be directed to Worthingtons Solicitors.
Today’s article covers two recent Court of Appeal decisions involving unfair dismissal claims.
In the first case, the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has considered the issue of a dismissal that was automatically unfair however compensation was reduced to nil because the employee had contributed 100% to his dismissal because of his alleged difficult personality and the impact this was having on working relationships within the workplace.
The second case is another recent decision from the Court of Appeal in relation to remedy including issues of reinstatement, incapacity and claims for personal injury relating to the dismissal.
Malcolm Colhoun v Schrader Electronics Limited ⚓︎
A recent decision from the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has considered the issue
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