A large US Bank with operations in the UK (Bank) recently won a
widely discussed case in the UK's Employment Tribunal after a
senior analyst (Employee) sued the Bank for unfairly dismissing him
over an expense form relating to "two sandwiches, two
coffees, and another drink".
The Employee had worked at the Bank for seven years. He went on
a business trip to Amsterdam, accompanied by his partner, where he
ordered and later filed an expense claim for the aforementioned
light lunch (as well as some inexpensive pasta meals).
When he was challenged over the expenses, the Employee confirmed
that he alone had consumed the lunch, explaining, "On that day
I skipped breakfast and only had one coffee in the morning. For
lunch I had one sandwich with a drink and one coffee in the
restaurant and took another coffee back to the office with me and
had the second sandwich in the afternoon ... which also served as
my dinner". After further queries about the expenses from
