MILS have recently been involved in a very important case involving the interpretation of the new statutory grievance procedures and are delighted to announce that they have been successful in creating a new employment law precedent that will benefit all employers in the future.

In this case the Claimant had submitted a written complaint which, on the face of it, had little relation to the subsequent claim. The Claimant’s solicitors claimed that oral discussions, which occurred after the written complaint, could be used to interpret that written complaint to make it a valid statutory grievance. Bristol Employment Tribunal ruled for the Claimant saying that it satisfied the statutory grievance procedures but MILS lawyers appealed this decision all the way up to a full appeal hearing at the E.A.T. and were successful in over-turning the decision and succesfully winning the case for a Porsche dealership. The requirements for a grievance to satisfy the statutory criteria are now more stringent.

Judgment

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Case Details

• Trial Date: 23 August 2007
• Legal Fee's if paying - approx £7,500