Employee unfairly dismissed for refusing to put work app on her personal phone

In Alsnih v Al Quds Al-Arabi Publishing & Advertising, ET case number 2203652/2020, an employment tribunal has ruled that a journalist was unfairly dismissed for refusing to install an ‘intrusive’ work-related app on her personal phone, which would have left her unable to separate her work and home life. The employer should have considered alternatives such as providing her with a work phone or installing the app on her laptop.

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