LRD guides and handbook July 2021

Law at work 2021 - the trade union guide to employment law

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Chapter 10

Dismissals to comply with a legal duty or restriction

[ch 10: page 380]

There will be a fair reason to dismiss an employee if continuing their employment would contravene a legal duty or restriction, in other words, if continued employment would break the law (Bouchaala v Trusthouse Forte Hotels Limited [1980] ICR 721). Typical examples include drivers who lose their licence, or employees who lose the right to work in the UK.


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