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How to cite
[1983] IRLR 43
Neutral citation format (OSCOLA). Always confirm against the official judgment.
“…it is in accordance with the analysis in the Beckett case that the demotion was pursuant to a specific power given in the contract, as it was in BBC v Beckett [[1983] IRLR 43]. We do not say that the demotion can never in any circumstances give rise to a dismissal; no doubt there will be cases where it may have that result if there …”
“…it is in accordance with the analysis in the Beckett case that the demotion was pursuant to a specific power given in the contract, as it was in BBC v Beckett [[1983] IRLR 43]. We do not say that the demotion can never in any circumstances give rise to a dismissal; no doubt there will be cases where it may have that result if there …”