EAT UNFAIR DISMISSAL: Reasonableness of dismissal
Betting shop assistants dismissed for fraud – Dismissal held to be unfair on the basis that there were defects in the investigation and, more particularly, that the employers’ belief in the employees’ guilt was unreasonable on the basis of the available evidence – Employer appealed on the basis that the Tribunal had failed to apply British Home Stores v. Burchell – Held that the Tribunal had directed itself properly and that it was entitled to reach the conclusion which it did
Citations:
[2008] UKEAT 0154 – 08 – 0608
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Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.272261