Company ‘entitled to treat misbehaving employees differently’
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A company that sacked one employee involved in a fracas but only gave his opponent a written warning was entitled to treat them differently, according to the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
The case involved two employees who attended a corporate social event and were told that they would need to maintain a good standard of behaviour.
However, they began drinking and their behaviour deteriorated as the evening wore on. The two initially exchanged some light banter, but this soon escalated resulting in one of them punching the other in the face.