Hearings
25 Jan 1978 [1978] ICR 712, EAT
09 Mar 1979 [1979] ICR 542, CA
Hollister v National Farmers’ Union
Subject Matter
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS — Unfair dismissal — Reasonableness of dismissal — Major changes in conditions of employment — No consultation before changes made — Reorganisation for business reasons but not essential to viability — Employee dismissed for not accepting changes — Relevance of consultation — Whether “substantial reason” for dismissal — Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974, Sch 1, para 6 (1) (b) (8)
Appellate History
Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1978] ICR 712, EAT
Decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal reversed
Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1979] ICR 542, CA
Legislation Considered
Statutes
Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 (c 52), Sch. 1, para. 6 (1) (b) (8)
Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 (c 52), Sch. 1, para. 6 (1) (b) (8)
Words & Phrases
"Substantial reason" — Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974, Sch 1, para 6 (1) (b)
Cases Considered
Cases considered in: Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1979] ICR 542, EAT
Lowndes v Specialist Heavy Engineering Ltd [1977] ICR 1, EAT Dictum doubted
Cases Cited
Cases cited in: Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1978] ICR 712, EAT
Ellis v. Brighton Co-operative Society Ltd. [1976] I.R.L.R. 419, E.A.T.
Cases cited in: Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1979] ICR 542, CA
Carr v Alexander Russell Ltd (Note) [1979] ICR 469, Ct of Sess
Clarkson International Tools Ltd v Short [1973] ICR 191; 14 KIR 400, NIRC
Earl v Slater & Wheeler (Airlyne) Ltd [1972] 1 WLR 51; [1973] 1 WLR 51; [1972] ICR 508; [1973] 1 All ER 145; 13 KIR 319, NIRC
East Lindsey District Council v Daubney [1977] ICR 566, EAT
Ellis v. Brighton Co-operative Society Ltd. [1976] I.R.L.R. 419, E.A.T.
Johnson v Nottinghamshire Combined Police Authority [1974] 1 WLR 358; [1974] ICR 170; [1974] 1 All ER 1082, CA
Kelly v. Upholstery & Cabinet Works (Amersbury) Ltd. [1977] I.R.L.R. 91, E.A.T.
Lowndes v Specialist Heavy Engineering Ltd [1977] ICR 1, EAT
Mercia Rubber Mouldings Ltd v Lingwood [1974] ICR 256, NIRC
Nelson v British Broadcasting Corpn [1977] ICR 649, CA
R S Components Ltd v Irwin [1973] ICR 535; [1974] 1 All ER 41; 15 KIR 191, NIRC
Retarded Children’s Aid Society Ltd v Day [1978] 1 WLR 763; [1978] ICR 437, CA
Subsequent Consideration
Cases subsequently considering: Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1979] ICR 542, CA
Applied in Noble v David Gold & Son (Holdings) Ltd [1980] ICR 543, CA
Cases citing
Cases citing: Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1978] ICR 712, EAT
Lamont v Fry’s Metals Ltd [1985] ICR 566, CA
Lindsay v Alliance & Leicester Plc [2000] ICR 1234, EAT
Rasool v Hepworth Pipe Co Ltd [1980] ICR 494, EAT
Taylor v Co-operative Retail Services Ltd [1981] ICR 172, EAT
Willow Oak Developments Ltd (trading as Windsor Recruitment) v Silverwood [2006] ICR 55, EAT
Cases citing: Hollister v National Farmers’ Union [1979] ICR 542, CA
Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc [2001] ICR 156, EAT
Bailey v BP Oil (Kent Refinery) Ltd [1980] ICR 642, CA
Baker v Cornwall County Council [1990] ICR 452; The Times, 13 April 1990, CA
Barber (Keith) v Thames Television Plc [1992] ICR 661; [1992] IRLR 410; The Times, 10 July 1992, CA
Barclays Bank plc v O’Brien (No 2) [1994] ICR 865, CA
Berriman v Delabole Slate Ltd [1984] ICR 636, EAT
Berriman v Delabole Slate Ltd [1985] ICR 546, CA
Boardman v Nugent Care Society [2013] EWCA Civ 198; [2013] ICR 927; [2013] WLR (D) 145, CA
British Broadcasting Corp v Sugar [2009] EWHC 2349 (Admin), QBD
British Broadcasting Corpn v Information Comr [2009] EWHC 2348 (Admin); [2010] EMLR 6, QBD
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Bromley v H & J Quick Ltd [1988] ICR 623, CA
Cain v Leeds Western Health Authority [1990] ICR 585, EAT
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police v Hope [1999] ICR 338, EAT
Cobley v Forward Technology Industries plc [2003] EWCA Civ 646; [2003] ICR 1050, CA
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Farrant v The Woodroffe School [1998] ICR 184, EAT
Forshaw v Archcraft Ltd (Note) [2006] ICR 70, EAT
Freud v Bentalls Ltd [1983] ICR 77, EAT
Gover v Propertycare Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 286; [2006] ICR 1073; [2006] 4 All ER 69, CA
Grundy (Teddington) Ltd v Plummer [1983] ICR 367, EAT
Hough v Leyland Daf Ltd [1991] ICR 696; The Times, 30 January 1991, EAT
James W Cook & Co (Wivenhoe) Ltd v Tipper [1990] ICR 716; The Times, 31 May 1990, CA
Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley [2021] UKSC 47; [2022] ICR 434; [2022] 2 All ER 607; The Times, 24 November 2021, SC(E)
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Lord Chancellor v Coker [2001] EWCA Civ 1756; [2002] ICR 321, CA
Manchester College v Hazel [2014] EWCA Civ 72; [2014] ICR 989, CA
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Masiero v Barchester Healthcare Ltd [2024] EAT 112; [2024] ICR 1419; [2024] WLR(D) 350, EAT
Matthews v Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority [2006] UKHL 8; [2006] ICR 365; [2006] 2 All ER 171, HL(E)
Mercy v Northgate HR Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1304; [2008] ICR 410, CA
Mogane v Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EAT 139; [2023] IRLR 44, EAT
Monie v Coral Racing Ltd [1981] ICR 109, CA
Mugford v Midland Bank Plc [1997] ICR 399, EAT
Murphy v Epsom College [1985] ICR 80, CA
Nicholls v Croydon London Borough Council UKEAT/3/18; [2019] ICR 542; [2018] WLR(D) 675, EAT
Noble v David Gold & Son (Holdings) Ltd [1980] ICR 543, CA
Penicela V Sanctuary Care Ltd (UNFAIR DISMISSAL, PRACTICE, AND PROCEDURE) [2022] EAT 181, EAT
Port of London Authority v Payne [1994] ICR 555, CA
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Taylor v Co-operative Retail Services Ltd [1982] ICR 600, CA
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