''Jones v Post Office'' 001IRLR 384 is a

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case, under the

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Facts

Mr Jones was a Royal Mail driver. He became diabetic and insulin dependent and was removed from driving duties. The Post had done their own medical appraisal, which turned out to be wrong. He alleged that his dismissal was unfair.

Judgment

The Court of Appeal, in a controversial decision, held it was not.

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said "Where a properly conducted risk assessment provides a reason which is on its face both material and substantial, and is not irrational, the tribunal cannot substitute its own appraisal."

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said "the word substantial .5(3)does not mean that the employer must necessarily have reached the best conclusion that could be reached in the light of all known medical science. Employers are not obliged to search for the Holy Grail."

Subsequent developments

This case has been subject to considerable academic criticism, for introducing (without any apparent statutory authority) a "

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Notes

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Facts

Judgment

Subsequent developments

See also

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