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Quantum meruit claims cannot be brought in employment tribunals (EAT)
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Quantum meruit claims cannot be brought in employment tribunals (EAT)
In Abellio East Midlands Ltd v Thomas [2022] EAT 20 the EAT held that a quantum meruit claim based on work done by an employee outside the scope of their contract did not fall within the definition of "wages" in section 27 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. It therefore could not be brought in an employment tribunal as a claim for unlawful deduction from wages, and should have been brought in a civil court.
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Published on 09-Feb-2022
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