Weetabix Ltd

Case Summary

Employment Judge Hutchings found that Weetabix breached the implied term of trust and confidence, leading to a constructive dismissal claim being well-founded. The judge ruled against Weetabix on multiple grounds including inappropriate behavior by Mr Petre, poor handling of grievance procedures, and delays in an Occupational Health referral.

The Employment Judge found that Weetabix breached the implied term of trust and confidence through inappropriate behavior by Mr Petre, poor handling of grievance procedures, and delays in an Occupational Health referral, making the constructive dismissal claim well-founded.

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• •inappropriate, bullying and harassing behaviour by Mr John Petre in relation to a safety incident in November 2019
• •handling of grievance raised against Mr Petre, including appointment of Mr Stuart Benham as Grievance Manager and handling of it by Ms Laura Morton (specifically failing to conduct a prompt, robust grievance investigation, attributing the claimant’s illness to other things, and arriving at perverse conclusions)
• •promotion of Mr Petre to role of director while the grievance investigation was on-going
• •handling of appeal against the grievance outcome (specifically 'the appeal manager, Mr Colm O’Dwyer recharacterizing interviews and failing to engage with the appeal questions')
• •handling of an Occupational Health referral; delays in the referral by Mr Stuart Benham

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