E-mail Abuse Dismissals Unfair, says Tribunal

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Three workers at Hewlett Packard’s plant in Renfrewshire, Scotland, who were fired after sending or receiving e-mails of a sexual nature, have won a claim of unfair dismissal, according to local newspaper reports.

The tribunal found that HP had not been consistent in its response to abuse of the company's e-mail system, according to the Metro, Daily Record and Evening Times coverage.

Lynsey Rankin, Richard Reid and Brian Graham were three of 100 people who had been caught under a company... (292 more words)

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