Read the full judgment text of HCLA 000036/1984 on BabelCite. This HCLA judgment.
1. This is an appeal against an award made by the Labour Tribunal. It is necessary to recount shortly the facts of the case, which are as follows. The appellant company, a manufacturer of radios and the like, in mid-April 1984 had 146 employees on its production line. By mid-April 1984 that number had been reduced to 105 through non-replacement of employees who left. On 25th August 17 employees were dismissed, bringing the total down to 88. The remaining employees felt there was no good reason f