Sales representatives coronavirus (COVID-19) home working unfair firing claim revived

In Accattatis v Fortuna Group (London) [2024] EAT 25 an employment tribunal judge failed to fully examine a salesman’s requests for hybrid work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the EAT has ruled after finding this might have saved his automatic unfair dismissal claim.

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