Unfair Dismissal in the UK: Why Tribunals Focus on the Basis for the Employer’s Final Decision

When an employer dismisses an employee, UK law requires clarity about the real reason for that decision. Recently, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed in Chand v. EE Ltd, that the focus should be placed on what the employer’s decision was, rather than on what the employer might have been able to prove, or what alternative reasons might have justified the dismissal.... By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,