Employer ordered to disclose informant's identity
Article Abstract:
The Vice-Chancellor's decision in A vs Company B Ltd underlines the fact that in employee disciplinary proceedings it is important for employees to know the case against them. Employers should find a way to balance the need for protecting informants and giving employees a fair chance to state their position. The employer's refusal to clarify Mr. A's misconduct in this case made the disciplinary actions against him unfair. The High Court Vice Chancellor allowed a discovery of the informant to allow Mr. A to determine whether he can bring an action against the informant.
Publication Name: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0969-3637
Year: 1997
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Employer was entitled to make long-term sick employee redundant
Article Abstract:
The Outer House of the Court of Session ruled in Hill v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp., a 1998 case, that an employer who made an employee redundant while receiving contractual sick pay and prospectively entitled to long-term sickness pay did not breach the implied duty of mutual trust and confidence. That implied duty does not preclude an employer from dismissing an employee for cause even when the dismissal had the practical effect of ending the employee's entitlement to sick pay.
Publication Name: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0969-3637
Year: 1999
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