Recorded conversation used against me

[Amethyst]

Re: Recorded conversation used against me

It was not a conference call, it was a face to face private conversation between myself and two other people.
One of the two other people recorded the conversation discreetly.
The gross misconduct is to have made derogatory comments about directors of the company.

Thank you. Sorry for the questions I just wanted to work out the circumstances the recording was made.

I'm no expert but I believe there is nothing unlawful about recording a conversation if you are a part of it, however consent should be obtained before passing the recording to a third party....apparently unless it is in the public interest (I'm not sure if disclosing it to your employer counts as in the public interest I guess it depends what you were saying) I don't think the references posted earlier count for a personal conversation (ie not a work meeting etc)

Was the conversation between colleagues at work, or in your own time down the pub etc ? Without going into too much detail were the derogatory comments just normal ' boss is being a tosser ' stuff or a bit more serious? ie. should the OP have received a warning or could it be classed as gross misconduct.

[Tools]

Re: Recorded conversation used against me

I think we need to hear the full version of events, who said what, where. What steps have been taken so far by your employer and what steps have you taken so far. If you would rather give me the full version by PM then please feel free, then I will post a non-sensitive summary back on the thread for everyone.