Caspar Glyn KC Successfully Represents Employer in ‘No Jab, No Job’ Tribunal
Written by Cloisters
The Employment Tribunal has issued its judgment regarding 5 lead cases against Barchester Care Homes in a ‘no jab, no job’ case arising out of the pandemic. A nurse, 3 care assistants and a laundry assistant challenged Barchester’s policy to dismiss employees who were not vaccinated against Covid-19 and did not have a medical exemption during the pandemic.
The Tribunal held that Barchester’s reason for dismissal was a substantial one, that the processes were fair, the dismissals were fair and non-discriminatory. In so far as any religious or philosophical belief had been engaged, then the decision not to pay a discretionary bonus to those who refused the vaccine and or to dismiss them was justifiable.
Caspar worked with Adam Ohringer and they were both instructed by Sejal Raja of Weightmans. The judgment can be found here.