Pornography Dismissal Upheld

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

A ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a decision by the London Borough of Hillingdon to dismiss a member of staff for accessing internet pornography at work.


The Hilllingdon staff handbook held that accessing pornography at work amounts to misconduct on the part of the employee. Following his dismissal, the employment tribunal held that whilst it may be misconduct, it did not amount to gross misconduct and that therefore the dismissal was unfair.


When the case was br... (80 more words)

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