Mr Ian Bugden v The Royal Mail Group Ltd: [2024] EAT 80
The employee in this case brought a claim for unfair dismissal (amongst other claims) after being dismissed following a period of long-term sickness. The Employment Tribunal found the dismissal to be fair and the employee appealed on the basis that the Employment Tribunal did not consider the employer’s failure to consider him for alternative employment rather than dismissing him. The Employment Appeals Tribunal found in favour of the employee on this point and remitted it back to the Employment Tribunal for a new decision
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