Shrestha v Genesis Housing Association Ltd [2015] IRLR 399 CA
Reports relating to this case:
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Misconduct: Investigation was reasonable despite not covering in detail each line of defence
- Date:
- 1 May 2015
In Shrestha v Genesis Housing Association Ltd [2015] IRLR 399 CA, the Court of Appeal held that an employer's investigation into an employee's inflated mileage claims was reasonable, even though it had not investigated in detail every implausible explanation offered by the employee.
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Investigation into gross misconduct: Court of Appeal decides what is reasonable
- Date:
- 27 February 2015
The Court of Appeal has held that it was reasonable for the employer not to carry out a detailed investigation into an employee's explanations for unusually high travel expense claims as the employer had obtained sufficient evidence to decide that the employee's explanations were implausible.