Coronavirus: Ruling on driver’s face mask objection reveals the road to a fair dismissal
David Jepps examines the first reported employment tribunal decision on whether a dismissal for refusing to wear a face mask was fair Kubilius underlines that employers are at liberty to make their own rules, within reason, and a breach of such rules entitles them to take disciplinary action. Employers and their advisers have been facing …
Cases Referenced
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- British Home Stores Ltd v Burchell [1978] UKEAT/108/78/2007
- Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd v Jones [1982] UKEAT/62/82/2907
- Kubilius v Kent Foods Ltd [2021] ET/3201960/2020