Mr J Caird v British Telecommunications plc

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001509/2025 Held in Dundee on 29, 30 and 31 October 2025 Employment Judge J Shepherd Mr J Caird Claimant In person British Telecommunications Plc Respondent Represented by: Mr B Brown Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The judgment of the Tribunal is that: (1) The claimant was unfairly dismissed. (2) The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant the sum of £10,926.46 in respect of compensation for unfair dismissal. (3) The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply to this award. The prescribed element is £5303.36 and relates to the period from...

1. This is the claim of Mr Jack Caird v British Telecommunications Plc. At the outset of the hearing it was clarified with the parties that the only claim pursued was one of unfair dismissal. The parties agreed that the issues to be determined in this claim were as follows: a. What was the reason or principal reason for dismissal? The respondent says the reason was conduct. b. Whether, in all t...

2. The Tribunal had before it a joint hearing bundle running to 205 pages. During the course of the hearing the Tribunal was also provided with a copy of an invite to disciplinary letter and two policies (BT Code and Acceptable use of IT systems policy).

3. The Tribunal heard evidence from Mr Caird on his own behalf, and on behalf of the respondents: Mr Michael Aitken, who attended in person, and Mr Jeremy Smitham, who gave evidence by Cloud Video Platform. Findings of Fact