In Wrexham Golf Co Ltd v Ingham the EAT overturned a tribunal’s decision that the dismissal of the Golf Club’s steward by reason of redundancy, because the Club needed to make savings and the role was no longer required, was unfair. In making its finding, the tribunal had erred in deciding that no consideration was given to the possibility of establishing a pool from which any redundancies could be made. The fairness of such a dismissal required the Tribunal to consider whether it was reasonable for the club to focus upon the club steward alone as the employee potentially to be made redundant, without needing to consider or develop a pool.
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