Logan v Celyn House Limited

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    UKEAT/0069/12/JOJ
  • Legal Body
    Employment Appeal Tribunal (UKEAT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
Issues covered: Constructive Dismissal; Principal Reason

The claimant resigned following a grievance decision with which she was unhappy. The grievance involved alleged bullying, which the Employment Tribunal found was a figment of her imagination, and a failure to pay contractual sick pay, which the Tribunal found was a repudiatory breach of contract. The Tribunal rejected her claim for constructive dismissal, as it considered that the principal reason for her resignation was the rejection of her bullying claim and not the failure to pay contractual sick pay. The claimant‟s appeal was successful. Applying Meikle v Nottinghamshire County Council [2005] ICR 1, the EAT found that the Tribunal was wrong to consider

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This article is correct at 07/09/2012
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