Ferney Auto Engineering Ltd v Pardoe [1998] UKEAT 664_97_1506 (15 June 1998)

Ferney Auto Engineering Ltd v Pardoe [1998] UKEAT 664_97_1506 (15 June 1998)

The Tribunal was entitled to find, on the balance of probabilities and the evidence before it, that the principal reason for the respondent's dismissal was her pregnancy, and the procedural mishap did not amount to unfairness or invalidate the decision.

Citation
[1998] UKEAT 664_97_1506
Parties
Appellant: Ferney Auto Engineering Ltd; Respondent: Michelle Pardoe
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
15 June 1998
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Appeal From Industrial Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Sex Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal, Procedural Fairness
Employment Law Discrimination Law Sex Discrimination Pregnancy Discrimination Unfair Dismissal Procedural Fairness

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Parties

Ferney Auto Engineering Ltd

Appellant

Michelle Pardoe

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Appeal From Industrial Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the dismissal of the respondent was due to her pregnancy and constituted sex discrimination
  2. 2 Whether procedural fairness was breached by not putting the applicant's case to the employer's witnesses in cross-examination

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal was entitled to find, on the balance of probabilities and the evidence before it, that the principal reason for the respondent's dismissal was her pregnancy, and the procedural mishap did not amount to unfairness or invalidate the decision.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed