Mr McConnell and his colleague, Mr Richmond, were employed as Jewellery salesmen and paid on a salary plus commission
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Mr McConnell and his colleague, Mr Richmond, were employed as Jewellery
salesmen and paid on a salary plus commission basis. In 1994 the employer decided to alter the approach and methods employed to sell the company’s products.
The initiative failed, and the commission earned by the two men dropped substantially. Soon after the changes were made, the men raised a complaint with their manager, but he said that nothing could be done immediately. Some weeks later
they again complained but nothing was done.
Finally, they tried to take the matter
up with the company chairman, Mr Goold, but were not given an appointment to
meet with him. They thus resigned and claimed constructive dismissal. They won their case.
Questions
Read:
W A Goold (Pearmak) Ltd v McConnell & Anor [1995] UKEAT 489_94_2804 (28
April 1995)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKEAT/19 ... _2804.html
a. On what basis do you think they won?
b. To what extent do you agree that this was a just outcome?
800 words
salesmen and paid on a salary plus commission basis. In 1994 the employer decided to alter the approach and methods employed to sell the company’s products.
The initiative failed, and the commission earned by the two men dropped substantially. Soon after the changes were made, the men raised a complaint with their manager, but he said that nothing could be done immediately. Some weeks later
they again complained but nothing was done.
Finally, they tried to take the matter
up with the company chairman, Mr Goold, but were not given an appointment to
meet with him. They thus resigned and claimed constructive dismissal. They won their case.
Questions
Read:
W A Goold (Pearmak) Ltd v McConnell & Anor [1995] UKEAT 489_94_2804 (28
April 1995)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKEAT/19 ... _2804.html
a. On what basis do you think they won?
b. To what extent do you agree that this was a just outcome?
800 words