# Tribunal finds HMRC unfairly dismissed manager after flawed investigation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/overzealous-tax-boss-sacked-after-spying-on-employee-abusing-her-breaks-to-go-to-greggs-wins-unfair-dismissal-claim/
- Published: 2026-10-22T11:40:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T11:49:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16229413/tax-boss-sacked-spying-employee-abusing-breaks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Culture, Fashion, World

## Key points

- An HMRC manager won an unfair dismissal claim.
- A tribunal criticised the investigation as poor.
- Several allegations, including the Greggs monitoring claim, were dropped.

## Summary

An HMRC manager who was dismissed after complaints about his strict management style has won an unfair dismissal claim. An employment tribunal found the investigation into Ka Wong was poor and said HMRC had effectively decided to dismiss him despite an initial view that a final written warning was sufficient.

Mr Wong joined a new team in April 2023, where staff were used to a more relaxed approach to working hours and breaks. Six employees filed a joint grievance, but several allegations, including claims about discrimination, sexual harassment and monitoring an employee’s trips to Greggs, were later dropped. The tribunal criticised investigators for not pursuing a former complainant’s doubts about the evidence; the article ends before giving the full account of how the dismissal decision was changed.

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