Is the employer liable for the employee's wrongdoing? : the Morrison case /

Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (Morrison) is the fourth-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. A dissatisfied employee of Morrison gained access to the payroll data of the 100,000 employees and made it public anonymously by uploading it to a file-sharing website. The employee was identif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pathak, Akhileshwar (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2022.
Series:	SAGE Business cases.
Subjects:	Employers' liability > Great Britain > Case studies. Employeurs > Responsabilité > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas. Employers' liability. Great Britain. Electronic books. Case studies.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (Morrison) is the fourth-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. A dissatisfied employee of Morrison gained access to the payroll data of the 100,000 employees and made it public anonymously by uploading it to a file-sharing website. The employee was identified, prosecuted and imprisoned. The employees of Morrison claimed damages from Morrison for the disclosure of their personal and confidential data. The case invites the students to explore whether the employer should be liable for a wrongful act of its own employee, and the approach Morrison should take to the legal challenge of the employees.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781529797336 1529797330