Procedural shortcuts made a potentially justified dismissal unfair.

The Complainant had worked remotely for eBay from January 2021 until his dismissal in September 2023. He had alleged that two concerns reported to HR were protected disclosures; namely, a request to share a former employee’s courier account details (which he believed risked a GDPR breach) and the destruction of a seller’s designer handbag without proper authority / complete recording. He had maintained that, after raising those matters, his manager isolated him, reduced meetings, assigned him disproportionately to email work, criticised him and subjected him to verbal counselling. He had also said that the unresolved grievances and management’s conduct caused significant stress and certified sick leave. After returning, he had