LRD guides and handbook May 2015

Law at Work 2015

Chapter 10

Dismissals due to a breakdown in trust and confidence

[ch 10: page 297]

A breakdown in trust and confidence can lead to a fair dismissal for “some other substantial reason” (Huggins v Micrel Semiconductor (UK) [2004] All ER (D) 07). However, the Court of Appeal has warned, in Leach v OFCOM [2012] EWCA Civ 959, that the duty of mutual trust and confidence is not a “convenient label to stick on any situation” to justify a dismissal.