Davies v Droylsden Academy

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    UKEAT/0044/16/BA
  • Legal Body
    Employment Appeal Tribunal (UKEAT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Redundancy, Transfer of Undertaking (TUPE)
Issues covered: Dismissal by reason of redundancy; Restructuring and re-organisation

In Davies v Droylsden Academy UKEAT/0044/16/BA the claimant was employed by Schools Plus Limited (SPL) as a venue lettings manager.  SPL provided a service to educational institutions letting the institutions' premises out of school hours.  In June 2012 the claimant was appointed by SPL as the venue lettings manager of Droylsden Academy.  With effect from 1st November 2014 Droylsden Academy terminated its contract with SPL, having decided to carry on the business of letting its premises on its own behalf.  In other words, it decided to take the contract back in-house.  There was no dispute before the employment tribunal that this was a relevant transfer for the

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This article is correct at 21/02/2017
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