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Supreme Court: Employer not vicariously liable for rogue employee's data breach

In WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various claimants, the Supreme Court held that the employer is not vicariously liable for an employee's deliberate personal data breach because the employee was not engaged in furthering his employer's business but was pursuing "a personal vendetta".
Constructive dismissal: Public "dressing down" entitled employee to resign

Date:

24 March 2020

In MacLean v Menzies Distribution Ltd, an employment tribunal found that the employer's public "dressing-down" of an employee via email entitled the employee to resign and successfully claim constructive dismissal.
Age discrimination: Reaction to birthday comment was "extreme"

Date:

11 March 2020

In Munro v Sampson Coward LLP, the employment tribunal held that an employer's act of sending a birthday card to an employee was "an act of kindness" and not an act of discrimination.
Unfair dismissal: Failure to disclose material fact to decision-maker

Date:

4 March 2020

In Uddin v London Borough of Ealing, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the investigating officer's failure to share a material fact with the decision-maker was relevant to the fairness of the dismissal.
Right to suspend: High court grants injunction allowing lawyer's return to duties

Date:

26 February 2020

In Harrison v Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, the High Court granted an interim injunction to allow a suspended employee to return to the majority of her normal duties because there was no justification to restrict such duties.

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