▁for ▁one ▁month ▁notice ▁and ▁a ▁five ▁month ▁discipl inary . ▁Mr ▁Bo yo ▁claimed ▁dam ages ▁for ▁sal ary ▁loss ▁up ▁to ▁trial ▁date , ▁when ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁rep udi atory ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract . ▁ ▁Jud gment ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁held ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁employ er ▁did ▁not ▁un il ater ally ▁terminate ▁the ▁contract , ▁the ▁employ er ▁was ▁li able ▁to ▁pay ▁compens ation ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁it ▁could ▁law fully ▁un il ater ally ▁terminate . ▁This ▁meant ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁giving ▁proper ▁notice ▁plus ▁discipl inary ▁time . ▁ ▁Ralph ▁Gib son ▁L J ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁bound ▁to ▁follow ▁Gun ton ▁in ▁that ▁an ▁employ er ' s ▁rep udi atory ▁bre ach ▁would ▁only ▁terminate ▁the ▁contract ▁when ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁employee , ▁but ▁preferred ▁a ▁partial ▁surv ival ▁theory . ▁ ▁St aught on ▁L J ▁said ▁that ▁an ▁employ ment ▁contract ▁is ▁‘ in ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁its ▁own ’ ▁because ▁neither ▁an ▁employee ▁nor ▁an ▁employ er ▁should ▁be ▁comp elled ▁to ▁work ▁together . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Francis ▁P urch as ▁con cur red . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁UK ▁labour ▁law ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁Kingdom ▁labour ▁case ▁law ▁Category : C ourt ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁cases ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁British ▁law ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁case ▁law ▁Category : Lond on ▁Bor ough