Dismissing Employees entitled to Long-term Disability Benefits
Published on: 12/02/2019
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Awan v ICTS UK Ltd, [2018] UKEAT 0087_18_2311, [2019] WLR(D) 24 ⚓︎

Facts

Mr Awan commenced employment with American Airlines as a Security Agent at Heathrow Airport on 11 April 1992 and was entitled under his contract of employment to both contractual sick pay and the benefit of a long-term disability benefit plan. American Airlines had an insurance policy for the provision of the long-term disability benefits to its employees.

On 14 October 2012 Mr Awan was certified as unfit to work. On 1 December 2012 Mr Awan's employment transferred to ICTS UK Limited and his entitlement to income protection transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.

An issue arose regarding the insurance cover, with the

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