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  Employment law cases

  No right to privacy for emails and photos on iPhone relating to work colleague

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the employee had no reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of inappropriate emails and photographs on his iPhone relating to a work colleague that affected the workplace.

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  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: Employee's dismissal was fair even though colleague received lesser sanction

  In MBNA Ltd v Jones EAT/0120/15, the EAT held that the employee was fairly dismissed despite the fact that a colleague involved in the same incident received a final written warning.

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  Employment law cases

  Constructive dismissal: written acceptance of terms did not affirm the contract

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employee's written acceptance of new terms of employment for a demoted role did not affirm the contract of employment. The employee had worked in the demoted position under protest.

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  Tasks

  Dismiss an employee for poor performance

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Lauren Evans, Iain Naylor, David Rintoul, Lucy Sorell and Rachael Wake are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Employee who "pulls a sickie" can be dismissed for misconduct

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has affirmed that an employee who makes up, or exaggerates the effects of, an injury or illness to take fraudulent sick leave is fundamentally breaching the implied term of trust and confidence and can be dismissed for misconduct.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner in the employment department at Colman Coyle Solicitors. He rounds up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Negative verbal reference and job offer withdrawal were discrimination arising from disability

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that both the claimant's former and prospective employers committed discrimination arising from disability when a negative verbal reference resulted in a job offer being withdrawn.

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  Employment law cases

  Series of incidents of verbal abuse of colleagues culminates in fair dismissal

  This first-instance tribunal decision shows that a series of incidents in which an employee is warned for verbally abusing colleagues can combine to lead to a fair dismissal, even if taken individually the incidents do not justify dismissal.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Amanda Steadman is a professional support lawyer, Iain Naylor, Lucy Sorell and Rachael Wake are associates, and Jessica-Alice Curtis is a trainee solicitor at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.