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Request to previous employer

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  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    The main advantage of a SAR, is that they employer will not be able to produce magic new evidence in court / tribunal.
  • Undervalued
    Undervalued Posts: 9,830 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Guest101 wrote: »
    The main advantage of a SAR, is that they employer will not be able to produce magic new evidence in court / tribunal.

    Oh yes they will, sadly!

    At best (worst) all they will get is a very minor slap on the wrist for failing to properly comply with the SAR. In no way does that stop them magically "finding" a misplaced file if it suddenly becomes in their interest to do so.

    If they fail to disclose information required as part of a court or tribunal process then that is slightly more serious but sadly it still happens far too often. The likely penalties (as opposed to the theoretical ones) are often not enough to deter it from happening.
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    Oh yes they will, sadly!

    At best (worst) all they will get is a very minor slap on the wrist for failing to properly comply with the SAR. In no way does that stop them magically "finding" a misplaced file if it suddenly becomes in their interest to do so.

    If they fail to disclose information required as part of a court or tribunal process then that is slightly more serious but sadly it still happens far too often. The likely penalties (as opposed to the theoretical ones) are often not enough to deter it from happening.



    Sorry I should've said, "the theory behind it..." :)
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