Case law updates

Case law updates

Expired warnings can be used – exceptionally

In Stratford v Auto Trail VR the EAT decided that it was fair to take into account previous misconduct by an employee even though it was the subject of expired warnings. ​Stratford was dismissed for …

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Case law updates

Negligent omission can be gross misconduct

In the case of Adesokan v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd the Court of Appeal has turned down an appeal that a one-off act of misconduct did not justify dismissal. The case arose out of Sainsbury’s use of  …

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Case law updates

Employee’s work emails are not the employer’s property

In Capita plc & another v Darch & others the High Court has ruled that employers do not have a claim to property in emails or the contents of emails sent by employees from the employer’s …

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