Mike Stevens wrote: > On Monday, September 17, 2007 9:46 PM [GMT+1=CET], > Trevor Burridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Mike Stevens said "Especially as it's illegal to make somebody >> redundant for being an idiot" >> >> Isn't it called CAPABILITY or was he just a big gardener? > > Speaking from memory, I believe there are four reasons for dismissal > which can be legally regarded in appropriate cricumstances as fair : > misconduct, incompetence, incapability and redundancy. But they are > four different reasons and if you dismiss somebody for one of them > but pretend it's for another, that is automatically legally unfair > and you can be sued for it. > > Redundancy occurs when an employer needs to reduce the size of its > work force (or a section thereof) because it has no more need (or > reduced need) for work of a certain category. There is a whole body > of case-law and ACAS guidelines as to what methods of selection of > individuals for redundancy are legally fair. Misconduct, > incompetence and incapability are not among them because if an > employer believes than an employee exhibits any of these failings, > then it should proceed against them by the routes appropriate to > those factors. > > Mike Stevens > narrowboat Felis Catus III > web-site www.mike-stevens.co.uk > > No man is an island. So is Man.
BW don't seem to be doing any "Boating Development" at the moment! :-) -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - Shannon Reg 7410 Read about our Irish travels at: http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_07/index.html
