Jersey Case Law

In the matter of an application by Darius Pearce

In the matter of an application by Darius Pearce [2012] JRC 217 (20 November 2012)

Leave to appeal was refused after the court upheld the Tribunal’s interim finding that Mr Pearce was Miss Garcia’s employer.

• Unfair-dismissal
• Jurisdiction
• Contract-of-employment
• Family-business-exception
• Client/customer-relationship
• Procedural-fairness

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Mr M Zdzienicki v Sarum Hotel Limited

The Tribunal held the employer had no contractual right to deduct board, lodging, or remedial-work costs from Mr Zdzienicki’s wages and ordered repayment.

• Deductions-from-wages
• Contract-of-employment
• Written-terms-of-employment
• Board-and-lodging-deductions
• Remedial-works-deduction

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Captain Malcolm Le Moignan v Aurigny Air Services Limited

The Tribunal held that Aurigny gave valid contractual notice by email on 9 January 2007, rejected estoppel, and dismissed the unfair dismissal claim.

• Termination-of-employment
• Contract-of-employment
• Notice-of-termination
• Redundancy
• Unfair-dismissal
• Estoppel

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