Royal Mail Group Ltd v. Tipper [2008] UKEAT 0615_07_1106 (11 June 2008)

The Employment Tribunal's decision was fundamentally deficient in reasoning and failed to address material evidence and legal issues, making it impossible to assess the merits of the appeal; the case must be remitted for a complete rehearing.

Citation: [2008] UKEAT 0615_07_1106
Parties: Claimant/respondent: Mr Tipper; Respondent/appellant: Employer (not named)
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 11 June 2008
Procedural Posture: Employment Appeal Tribunal (eat) Appeal / Appeal From Employment Tribunal Judgment on Unfair Dismissal
Outcome: Appeal allowed; Employment Tribunal decision set aside; case remitted to a fresh Tribunal for rehearing.
Legal Topics: Unfair Dismissal, Procedural Fairness, Automatically Unfair Dismissal, Employment Tribunal Procedure

Employment Law Unfair Dismissal Procedural Fairness Automatically Unfair Dismissal Employment Tribunal Procedure

Case Brief

Summary, issues, holding and outcome

More case intelligence is available

Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.

Full judgment text Downloadable case file Legal principles 3 Authorities cited 6 Party arguments 2

Parties

Mr Tipper

Claimant/respondent

Employer (not named)

Respondent/appellant

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal Tribunal (eat) Appeal / Appeal From Employment Tribunal Judgment on Unfair Dismissal

Legal Issues

1 Whether the Employment Tribunal provided adequate reasons for its finding of unfair dismissal
2 Whether the dismissal was procedurally and substantively fair
3 Whether the employer's failure to provide a recording to the claimant rendered the dismissal unfair

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; Employment Tribunal decision set aside; case remitted to a fresh Tribunal for rehearing.

Orders

Case remitted to a fresh Tribunal for a complete rehearing.