Mr B O’Connor v The Watches of Switzerland Group plc

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107434/2024 Held in Glasgow on 28 and 29 July 2025 Employment Judge N M Hosie Mr B O’Connor Claimant Represented by: Ms J Barnett, Holly Blue Employment Law The Watches of Switzerland Group Plc Respondent Represented by: Mr M Haworth, Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The Judgment of the Tribunal is that the claim is dismissed.

REASONS Introduction

1. Blaine O’Connor, claimed that he was unfairly dismissed by the respondent Company, The Watches of Switzerland Group Plc (“WOSG”). The respondent admitted the dismissal but claimed that the reason was conduct, “gross misconduct”, and that it was fair.

2. The respondent is a retailer of jewellery and time pieces. The claimant was employed as Sales Floor Manager in its “Rolex Boutique” in Glasgow. Following a whistleblowing complaint about the claimant’s behaviour, and in particular an allegation that he had been consuming alcohol in the shop premises, the respondent initiated a disciplinary procedure which resulted in the claimant’s dismissal...