LIST OF CASES / Qua v John Ford Morrison Solicitors EAT 2003

[2003] ICR 482, EAT on 14th January 2003 (also reported at [2003] IRLR 184)

NOTES

Qua v. John Ford Morrison [2003] ICR 482, EAT, (2002 June 28 and 2003 Jan 14, Mrs. Recorder Cox QC, Mr. K. Edmondson and Mrs. D.M. Palmer - also reported at [2003] IRLR 184).

The full text judgment in this case is available free of charge on the BAILII website

Representation:-

Mr Winston Brown, Lewisham Law Centre Ltd, 28 Deptford High Street, London SE8 4AF for Ms Qua, the Appellant

Mr Oliver Hyams instructed by John Ford Morrison, Solicitors, 191 Rushey Green, London SE6 4BD, Respondents

Authority for the proposition that:

in order to exercise the statutory right to take time off work to look after a dependant Employment Rights Act 1996 s.57A the section requires the employee to tell his or her employer the reason for absence but there is no continuing duty on the employee to update the employer as to the situation; and

Sets out considerations to be taken into account:-

when considering whether a dismissal is automatically unfair under the provisions concerning the right to take time off work for dependants.

For relevant general notes see Time off work/for looking after dependants .

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