J D Williams & Co Ltd v Shearer [1993] UKEAT 730_92_0507 (5 July 1993)

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Cite as: [1993] UKEAT 730_92_507, [1993] UKEAT 730_92_0507

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    BAILII case number: [1993] UKEAT 730_92_0507

    Appeal No. EAT/730/92

    I N T E R N A L

    EMPOLYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL

    58 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON EC4Y 0DS

    At the Tribunal

    On 5th July 1993

    Before

    HIS HONOUR JUDGE J HULL QC

    MR E HAMMOND OBE

    MR J C RAMSAY


    J D WILLIAMS & CO LTD          APPELLANTS

    MISS V A SHEARER          RESPONDENT


    Transcript of Proceedings

    JUDGMENT

    PRELIMINARY HEARING

    Revised


     

    APPEARANCES

    For the Appellants MR R D HENRY

    (Lay Representative)

    Collinson Grant

    Consultants Ltd

    Colgran House

    20 Worsley Road

    Swinton

    Manchester

    M27 1WW


     

    JUDGE J HULL QC: This employee complained to the Tribunal of unfairness in her dismissal and the Tribunal heard her evidence and a good deal of other evidence too and reached the conclusion that the matters relied on were too trivial for any employer to treat them as justifying dismissal.

    There was of course an alternative view which was put forward which was that this was really a case of dishonesty and that although it might be a case of petty dishonesty in each case, it was dishonesty of some long standing, that is to say there were a number of incidents. The Tribunal had to consider that and it formed the view that she was perfectly honest and it was not a case of pilfering or anything like that but of minor irregularities; and they formed the view then, having heard all the evidence, that it was a case in which they felt that the employers had acted unreasonably. That was a matter for the Tribunal and having considered the matter as carefully as we can and in particular what is said to us on behalf of the employers we have come to the conclusion that this is not a case where it could be said that no reasonable tribunal could have reached the decision which they did. We think it was within their powers to do so, having heard the evidence, and having considered that evidence as carefully as they very obviously did. In those circumstances we find that no point of law is disclosed and so the appeal is dismissed.


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