In a case concerning a Mr Graham, a sales director for Agilitas IT Solutions, the EAT has ruled that employers cannot selectively use parts of ‘without prejudice’ conversations to bring action against their staff unless …
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In International Petroleum Limited and others v Osipov and others, the EAT found that two non-executive directors were jointly and severally liable with the employer company for £1.7m of compensation awarded to a whistleblower in respect of his …
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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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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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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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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