Wood v Lloyds TSB Bank Plc (Redundancy : Fairness) [2013] UKEAT 0120_13_2706 (27 June 2013)

Wood v Lloyds TSB Bank Plc (Redundancy : Fairness) [2013] UKEAT 0120_13_2706 (27 June 2013)

There was evidence before the Employment Judge regarding the claimant's awareness of alternative roles and the respondent's treatment of those roles. The Judge's findings of fact were not perverse and did not reach the standard necessary for the decision to be overturned. No question of law arose to entitle intervention.

Citation
[2013] UKEAT 0120_13_2706
Parties
Appellant: Claimant; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
27 June 2013
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal, Selection Criteria, Alternative Employment
Employment Law Redundancy Unfair Dismissal Selection Criteria Alternative Employment

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Parties

Claimant

Appellant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Preliminary Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 whether the claimant was unfairly selected for redundancy
  2. 2 whether the respondent undertook adequate redundancy consultation
  3. 3 whether fair and objectively justifiable selection criteria were adopted

Ratio Decidendi

There was evidence before the Employment Judge regarding the claimant's awareness of alternative roles and the respondent's treatment of those roles. The Judge's findings of fact were not perverse and did not reach the standard necessary for the decision to be overturned. No question of law arose to entitle intervention.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • appeal dismissed; no further hearing