LRD guides and handbook May 2019

Law at Work 2019 - the trade union guide to employment law

Chapter 10

Dismissals to comply with a legal duty or restriction 





[ch 10: page 352]

It is a fair reason to dismiss an employee if continuing the employment would contravene a legal duty or restriction, in other words, where 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.