The Industrial Cases Reports
[1973] ICR 160
[NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COURT]
RIGBY
v.
BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION
1973 Jan. 16;
Feb. 9.
Feb. 9.
Sir Hugh Griffiths, Mr. H. Briggs and Mr. C. Henniker-Heaton
Industrial Court
— Appeals from industrial tribunals
— No appearance below
— No notice of hearing given to employers
— Employer's belief that appearance entered
— Notification of decision to employers
— No application to tribunal to review decision
— 14 days time limit for application
— Whether employers should be given opportunity to apply for review
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Industrial Tribunals (Industrial Relations, etc.) Regulations 1972 (S.I. 1972, No. 38), Sch, r. 12 (1) (2)
Industrial Relations
— Unfair dismissal
— Redundancy
— Redundancy situation
— Unsatisfactory work give as reason for dismissal
— No warning of future redundancy
— Whether employers acted reasonably in treating as sufficient reason for dismissal
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Industrial Relations Act 1971 (c. 72), s. 24 (5) (6)