Clark v Iceland Foods Ltd [2020]

The claimant was employed as a part-time sales assistant from April 2012 under a contract which guaranteed a minimum of 7.5 hours per week with additional hours as required from time-to-time.

The claimant went off sick on 9^th March 2018 and never returned to work, culminating in her dismissal on 17^th January 2019.   The Respondent’s handbook stated that if an employee was unable to return to work in any capacity in the foreseeable future then a decision may be taken to terminate the employment.  The background to the case involved a new manager in the claimant’s store.   There were various difficulties that arose between the two, including a reduction in hours from