Royal Mail cannot be faulted for firing a delivery driver who threatened to blow up a colleague's car in a WhatsApp message if the colleague didn't join the picket line, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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Royal Mail Delivery Driver Loses Case Over 'Jokey' Threat

By Hanna Vioque

Royal Mail cannot be faulted for firing a delivery driver who threatened to blow up a colleague's car in a WhatsApp message if the colleague didn't join the picket line, an employment tribunal has ruled.

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Bipolar Flight Attendant Wins Retrial Of 'Unfit To Fly' Verdict

By Hanna Vioque

A flight attendant with bipolar disorder revived her claims of disability discrimination against CAE Crewing Services after an appellate judge in London concluded that the tribunal hearing the claims misinterpreted a vicarious liability law.

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Ex-Post Office Boss Told Reviewing Cases Would Be Bad PR

By Sophia Dourou

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells denied that avoiding becoming "front page news" influenced her decision to limit a review of past convictions based on faulty IT data in her evidence to the inquiry into the Post Office scandal on Thursday.

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ENFORCEMENT

Struck-Off Lawyer Loses Bid To Challenge Contempt Sentence

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

A struck-off solicitor lost her attempt on Thursday to get a second shot at reviving her appeal against a prison sentence for contempt of court as the appeals court found that she had failed to argue that she had been medically unfit to argue at her first appeal.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Pension Plans Must Get Handle On Data Quality, TPR Says

By Tom Fish

Retirement savings plans in the U.K. face increased regulatory scrutiny to ensure that Britain has the best possible standards on safeguarding the personal data of clients, the pensions watchdog has said.

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