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    Staff member taken vehicle without permission for personal use and had an accident

    Update: The employee only gave our details to the driver he hit, and didn't get any from the other party, so we have no way of contacting them. The other party has now gone directly to our insurance company and insurance are asking if we accept liability. We are unsure whether to accept...
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    Staff member taken vehicle without permission for personal use and had an accident

    Apparently cause it isn't specifically written into our contract that they have to pay damages, we can't force anything. The law is always on the side of the employees by default, never the employer.
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    Staff member taken vehicle without permission for personal use and had an accident

    We aren't sure what grounds other than it seems that employees have the right to pretty much get away with anything and as employers we seem to always just have to suck it up. No it isn't normal for our employees to use vehicles for personal use apart from the odd occasion when they ask...
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    Staff member taken vehicle without permission for personal use and had an accident

    They have on the odd occasion asked to borrow vehicles, and we have usually given permission if its for a valid reason. The vehicle they took this time was one without a tracker, which is now raised questions as to how many times he may have borrowed it without our knowledge before. We've only...
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    Staff member taken vehicle without permission for personal use and had an accident

    One of our staff took a vehicle from our business premises over Easter weekend without our knowledge or permission to collect some timber for their personal use. They crashed into the back of a car and have badly damaged both vehicles. We suspect the vehicle they hit is written off. Who is...
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