Investigation into gross misconduct: Court of Appeal decides what is reasonable

Shrestha v Genesis Housing Association Ltd [2015] IRLR 399 CA

gross misconduct | disciplinary procedure | investigation

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.