JOIN ELA

In British Airways plc v Mello and ors, the EAT has held that a tribunal erred in its assessment of whether deductions from wages were ‘sufficiently similar’ and ‘sufficiently temporal’ to form part of a ‘series of deductions’ for the purposes of the time limit that applies to a series of unauthorised deductions under the Employment Rights Act 1996.

In Stena Drilling PTE Ltd v Smith, the EAT has overturned an employment tribunal’s decision that it had jurisdiction to hear unfair dismissal and discrimination claims brought by a seafarer employed on vessels that operated in international waters.

In Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer, the Supreme Court has made a declaration of incompatibility in relation to the lack of statutory protection from detriment for taking part in lawful industrial action.