CHAPMAN AND OTHERS v. GOONVEAN AND ROSTOWRACK CHINA CLAY COMPANY LTD.

Abstract

April 16, 1973 Master and servant — Redundancy — “Dismissal” — Employers providing free transport as term of contract of employment — Free transport withdrawn for reasons of economy — Employees with no alternative means of transport giving notice — Former workers replaced by same number of workers living near to works — Employers' requirement for employees to carry out same work not ceasing or diminishing — Whether employees “dismissed” for unwillingness to accept new conditions of employment “dismissed by reason of redundancy” — Redundancy Payments Act, 1965 (c.62), ss.1(2), 2 (3) (4).

Citation

Denning, M.R., Buckley, L.J. and Orr, L.J. (1973), "CHAPMAN AND OTHERS v. GOONVEAN AND ROSTOWRACK CHINA CLAY COMPANY LTD.", Managerial Law, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 382-394. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022221