The case of alex morton

Accountant Alex Morton was caught by his boss Jane Clarkson rifling through a colleague’s suit pocket in the office cloakroom. Before managing to explain just what his hand was doing in Iman’s pocket – beyond a stuttered mention of ‘difficult time’ and ‘cigarettes’ - Alex was suspended pending a full investigation. Mind you, Ms Clarkson’s steely gaze and curt interrogation would have left a lot of people quivering. This wasn’t actually a real life scenario – it was actors from Roleplay UK demonstrating pertinent points about workplace grievance and disciplinary procedures at our Half Day Employment Law Briefing. It was a fascinating way to learn about the changes to legislation being introduced on April 6 and worked brilliantly alongside presentations by employment law experts from Hegarty LLP Solicitors. Around 70 HR managers from Greater Peterborough attended the event at the National Centre for Deafblindness in Peterborough. It became a very interactive session with their expertise being called upon to direct the actors in how and how not to handle difficult situations. Feedback so far has been excellent which is always pleasing when organising an event that’s just a little bit different.As for Alex – Ms Clarkson found him guilty and fired him. Read more about the event at our news section.