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Employers vicariously liable for the acts of their employees
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Might be a handy reference in cases of "rogue employees" in car parks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35696701
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35696701
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Equally important is this quote from the Department of Health on this thread:-
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/70242236#Comment_70242236
Saying that the NHS is responsible for the actions of any parking companies they employ.What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?0 -
Doesn't make a lot of difference really. Employers were already liable for the actions of their employees when related to their employment, all this does is extend that to employees going off-piste and indulging in private criminality on their employer's time.0
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A point to drive home to Morrisons in any complaint re ParkingEye.Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street0 -
Doesn't make a lot of difference really. Employers were already liable for the actions of their employees when related to their employment, all this does is extend that to employees going off-piste and indulging in private criminality on their employer's time.
This leaves no doubt that, for example, UKPC are responsible when their employees alter the timestamps on photographs to fraudulently issue parking charges.Je suis Charlie0 -
Aaron_Aadvark wrote: »This leaves no doubt that, for example, UKPC are responsible when their employees alter the timestamps on photographs to fraudulently issue parking charges.
There never was any doubt about that.0 -
From how I understand things, vicarious liability doesn't count if you step out what's "reasonable" to grossly negligent.Illegitimi non carborundum:)0
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