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Contributory conduct and Polkey relevant to automatically unfair dismissal (News, 25 September 2013)

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Published on: 25 September 2013
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  • Audere Medical Services v Sanderson

Article summary

As a matter of principle there is no reason at all why, if it would be appropriate to make a reduction for contributory fault or under Polkey principles, the fact that the dismissal was automatically as opposed to ordinarily unfair is of any relevance. EAT: Audere Medical Services v Sanderson

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