Case law updates

Case law updates

Half of staff ‘witness unethical behaviour at work’

The survey of 1,000 UK professionals by charity A Blueprint for Better Business has found that more than half have witnessed, or been asked to do, something unethical at work. It revealed that just 2 …

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Employee fraud cost UK employers £40m in one year

Accountancy firm RSM has reported that businesses lost more than £40m over the past year due to employee fraud. Using a freedom of information request, they found that employers had reported more than 800 incidences …

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ECHR says employer wrong to monitor private messages

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that a worker had his rights breached when his private emails were monitored by his employer without his knowledge. Romanian national Bogdan Bărbulescu was employed as …

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Suspension was a breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence

In Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth a teacher was suspended because of the force she allegedly used on two children. She was not asked for her response to the allegations and there was no …

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Unfair Dismissal ruling shows importance of following proper disciplinary procedure

An Employment Tribunal has ruled against an employer for dismissing an employee who had recommended another retailer’s discounted product to his girlfriend on social media. Michael Hayward had worked for Noel Chadwick, a Butcher’s in …

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Failure to fix ‘breakdown of working relationships’ led to unfair dismissal

An Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a brain surgeon was unfairly dismissed after he was prevented from returning to work following a sabbatical in the Cayman Islands. James Akinwunmi made complaints that other consultants …

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