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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Shopping online at work is not a sackable offence, judge rules

A judge said the woman was not told of a ban of personal usage of the work computer - (Getty/iStock)

Shopping online during work time is not a sackable offence, a judge has ruled.

A tribunal found the amount of time an accountancy administrator spent browsing sites including Amazon and Rightmove was “not excessive”.

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