The Industrial Cases Reports
[2022] ICR 1513
Court of Appeal
Kong
v
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd
[2022] EWCA Civ 941
2022 May 26;
July 8
July 8
Underhill, Simler, Elisabeth Laing LJJ
Employment— Protected disclosure— Unfair dismissal— Claimant making protected disclosure about financial compliance template to head of legal— Head of legal complaining claimant questioning her professional integrity— Claimant dismissed by senior officials— Tribunal finding reason for dismissal claimant’s conduct towards head of legal not protected disclosure— Whether claimant’s conduct separate from protected disclosure— Tribunal upholding claim of ordinary unfair dismissal— Whether rejection of claim of unfair dismissal by reason of protected disclosure inconsistent—
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c 18), s 103A