Bury College Employment Tribunal

That may sound like a ridiculous question. But it is a question created by their own reasoning . Becky Tootell relied upon what she regarded as his lack of remorse and lack of accountability when dismissing the claimant. Importantly, this was not simply a factor considered alongside a decision that dismissal was already inevitable. Becky expressly relied upon the claimant's lack of remorse and lack of accountability when deciding that dismissal was appropriate. His perceived lack of remorse and accountability therefore formed part of the reason why a lesser sanction was not considered sufficient. Charlie Deane went further. He said that the claimant's position gave him "no confidence" that the claimant understood the gravity of his behaviour and therefore "no confidence that this situation would not happen again." The way the claimant defended himself against the allegation was treated as evidence that he did not recognise the wrongdoing of his act...