KN Networks v A Worker [2018]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    ILCR Recommendation No: LCR21827
  • Legal Body
    Labour Court (LC)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Dismissal, Contracts of Employment
Issues covered: Section 20(1), Industrial Relations Act, 1969; Unfair Dismissal; Terms and Conditions of Employment

This case concerns a claim of unfair dismissal. The complainant was an employee of KN Networks from the 23rd of August 2017 to the 24th of July 2018. He received two weeks’ notice of the termination of his employment and subsequently referred a complaint under section 13 of the Act. The respondent objected to an Adjudication Officer conducting an investigation into the dispute, resulting in the dispute being referred to the Court under section 201(1) of the Act.

The complainant informed the Court that he had previously worked for the company for eighteen months before he had decided to end his contract of employment. He was then re-employed approximately six months later. He alleged that he

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This article is correct at 06/12/2018
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