蘇來興 對 九龍巴士(一九三三)有限公司

蘇來興 對 九龍巴士(一九三三)有限公司

The court found no error of law in the deputy Labour Tribunal's decision: the tribunal properly treated the handbook as contractual but was entitled to conclude it did not mandate a prior warning before dismissal for the applicant's unauthorised absence, correctly found the dismissal date was 9 November 2010, and...

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Citation
蘇來興 對 九龍巴士(一九三三)有限公司
Parties
Applicant: So Loy Hing (蘇來興); Respondent: The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (九龍巴士(一九三三)有限公司)
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
23 November 2012
Case Number
HCLA12/2012
Procedural Posture
Employment (labour Tribunal Appeal) / Application for Leave to Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Dismissal, Sick Leave, Procedural Fairness, Contractual Handbook Provisions
Source Language
ch
Employment Law Tribunal Review Administrative Law Dismissal Sick Leave Procedural Fairness Contractual Handbook Provisions

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Parties

So Loy Hing (蘇來興)

Applicant

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (九龍巴士(一九三三)有限公司)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment (labour Tribunal Appeal) / Application for Leave to Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the deputy Labour Tribunal erred in law by failing to enforce disciplinary procedures in the employee handbook before dismissal
  2. 2 Whether the dismissal date was improperly treated for purposes of compensation calculation
  3. 3 Whether new evidence and procedural opportunity concerning submission of sick leave certificates justified review

Ratio Decidendi

The court found no error of law in the deputy Labour Tribunal's decision: the tribunal properly treated the handbook as contractual but was entitled to conclude it did not mandate a prior warning before dismissal for the applicant's unauthorised absence, correctly found the dismissal date was 9 November 2010, and the applicant failed to show any legal error under section 32 of the Labour Tribunal Ordinance; therefore leave to appeal was refused.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Application for leave to appeal dismissed.