Thread: Help with disciplinary/data protection

Hello all

My friend and colleague at work has asked me to accompany him to a disciplinary on Monday.

We work within the sports betting industry.

My friend placed a bet online with Company A. The bet was dodgy due to the results already having been released. However, the company did not update their site, enabling my friend (and presumably others) to place a bet already knowing the outcome. Company A caught on. The bet was void and no winnings were paid out.

Company A then informed our company, Company B, of the incident. It is this which has led to my friend being suspended pending his disciplinary on Monday.

My queries are as follows:

Can Company A release details of this incident which obviously included details of the bets placed on my friends account?

Can Company B use/rely on this information to then take disciplinary steps, claiming bringing the name into disrepute?

If my friend decided to take action against Company A for breaking Data Protection, would Company B also be liable for using/relying on this information?

I hope you can help?

PaulieP

Yes. Both company A and B are gaming companies. A its a very incestuous industry. The bosses at A know that my friend is an employee of B and have complained directly. I wonder tho, if someone not employed by the gaming industry would have been subject to the same treatment with regards their data?

I take onboard your points. However, whether the bet was fraudulent is a case in itself. Company A left the data online after the results had been given. They left the facility to place the bet open and indeed then continued to accept and payout the bet. Only when they realised their mistake did they void the bet. Whether under the circumstances this would be classed as fraudulent, I am not sure.

Thanks for your responses. I will be using this to advise my friend. I think he should sit back and say fair cop. As you point out, better than taking a legal route.