The court was asked whether the Employment Tribunal (ET) erred in law in rejecting the Claimant’s case against the Respondent OFCOM, his former employer, for unfair dismissal and breach of contract (wrongful dismissal) as not well-founded. The claimant was suspect of child sexual abuse in Cambodia, but no charges had at first been brought. The defendant said that his alleged behaviour had undermined the relationship of trust and confidence with him. By the time of the appeal, the clamant was serving a prison sentence in Cambodia.
Held: No error of law had been shown, and or had the claimant been open or presented a full or accurate picture of events. The appeal failed.
Judges:
Mummery, Hooper, Pitchford LJJ
Citations:
[2012] EWCA Civ 959, [2012] WLR(D) 205, [2012] ICR 1269, [2012] IRLR 839
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.462558