Misconduct: Group dismissals deemed fair
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Parr v Whitbread plc t/a Threshers Wine Merchants [1990] IRLR 39 EAT (0 other reports)
If an employer cannot determine which individual(s), out of a group of possible culprits, are guilty of dishonesty, it may decide to dismiss them all. In Parr v Whitbread pIc t/a Threshers Wine Merchants, the EAT holds that such dismissals may be fair, as long as certain criteria are met.