EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL: Reasonableness of dismissal
Claimant dismissed for gross misconduct in having taken taxi money without prior authority. Tribunal satisfied that dismissal was outwith the range of reasonable responses in whole circumstances which included that she had put the cost through her employers EPOS system so that it was evident who had taken the cash and what it had been taken for, that she would have clearly been entitled to bus fares (which would have fallen not far short of the taxi costs), that she had no other means of getting to work to act as a relief manager at a place which was not her regular place of employment, that she was a long standing employee and that the employers drew no distinction between employees who took money without leaving any trace of who had done so or why and circumstances such as in the present case. Tribunal’s conclusion not disturbed on appeal.
Judges:
Lady Smith J
Citations:
[2008] UKEAT 0005 – 08 – 2006
Links:
Employment
Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.346175