Knowledge (XXG)

Jones v Post Office

Source 📝

39: 136:
said "the word substantial does not mean that the employer must necessarily have reached the best conclusion that could be reached in the light of all known medical science. Employers are not obliged to search for the Holy Grail."
117:
Mr Jones was a Royal Mail driver. He became diabetic and insulin dependent and was removed from driving duties. The Post had done their own medical appraisal, which turned out to be wrong. He alleged that his dismissal was unfair.
130:
said "Where a properly conducted risk assessment provides a reason which is on its face both material and substantial, and is not irrational, the tribunal cannot substitute its own appraisal."
216: 162: 211: 221: 206: 38: 49: 106: 154: 176: 145:
This case has been subject to considerable academic criticism, for introducing (without any apparent statutory authority) a "
146: 186: 200: 181: 102: 17: 149:" test. A number of cases after have limited and tacitly undermined its effect. 133: 127: 126:
The Court of Appeal, in a controversial decision, held it was not.
84: 76: 71: 63: 55: 45: 31: 8: 163:Collins v Royal National Theatre Board Ltd 37: 28: 217:Court of Appeal (England and Wales) cases 7: 50:Court of Appeal of England and Wales 107:Disability Discrimination Act 1995 25: 155:Paul v National Probation Service 212:United Kingdom equality case law 177:UK employment discrimination law 222:2001 in United Kingdom case law 207:United Kingdom labour case law 1: 147:reasonable range of responses 238: 90:Employment, Discrimination 89: 80:Kay LJ, Arden LJ, Pill LJ 36: 141:Subsequent developments 67:EWCA Civ 558, IRLR 384 187:Human Rights Act 1998 98:Jones v Post Office 32:Jones v Post Office 18:Post Office v Jones 94: 93: 16:(Redirected from 229: 105:case, under the 72:Court membership 41: 29: 21: 237: 236: 232: 231: 230: 228: 227: 226: 197: 196: 195: 173: 143: 124: 115: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 235: 233: 225: 224: 219: 214: 209: 199: 198: 194: 191: 190: 189: 184: 179: 172: 169: 168: 167: 159: 142: 139: 123: 120: 114: 111: 101:IRLR 384 is a 92: 91: 87: 86: 82: 81: 78: 77:Judges sitting 74: 73: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 57: 53: 52: 47: 43: 42: 34: 33: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 234: 223: 220: 218: 215: 213: 210: 208: 205: 204: 202: 192: 188: 185: 183: 182:UK labour law 180: 178: 175: 174: 170: 165: 164: 160: 157: 156: 152: 151: 150: 148: 140: 138: 135: 131: 129: 121: 119: 112: 110: 108: 104: 103:UK labour law 100: 99: 88: 83: 79: 75: 70: 66: 62: 59:11 April 2001 58: 54: 51: 48: 44: 40: 35: 30: 27: 19: 161: 153: 144: 132: 125: 116: 97: 96: 95: 26: 201:Categories 171:See also 166:IRLR 395 158:IRLR 190 134:Arden LJ 122:Judgment 85:Keywords 64:Citation 128:Pill LJ 56:Decided 193:Notes 113:Facts 46:Court 203:: 109:. 20:)

Index

Post Office v Jones

Court of Appeal of England and Wales
UK labour law
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Pill LJ
Arden LJ
reasonable range of responses
Paul v National Probation Service
Collins v Royal National Theatre Board Ltd
UK employment discrimination law
UK labour law
Human Rights Act 1998
Categories
United Kingdom labour case law
United Kingdom equality case law
Court of Appeal (England and Wales) cases
2001 in United Kingdom case law

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.