Tag: failure-to-consider-furlough-as-an-alternative-to-redundancy-is-an-unfair-dismissal

Failure to Consider Furlough as an Alternative to Redundancy is an Unfair Dismissal

18 May 2023

An employer unfairly dismissed an employee after it failed to properly consider furlough as an alternative to dismissal in a redundancy situation, the EAT has ruled. Lovingangels Care Ltd v Mhindurwa concerned a Claimant, M, who worked as a live-in carer. In early 2020, the person for whom M was providing care went into hospital. […]