3PB Employment Barrister Richard Owen-Thomas addresses White Paper Conference
1st July 2016
Richard Owen-Thomas addressed the White Paper Employment Conference on 29 June on the extent of an employer's duty to investigate a grievance or disciplinary matter, including the monitoring of employees. Richard examined reasonable investigations and when they might breach expectations of privacy and become repudiatory breaches.
Click here to view his presentation.
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