Layla Bunni's legal advice column continues: this month an office Christmas party has turned into a brawl. What action should be taken?
It’s that time of year again, and to celebrate Christmas, all the employees and their partners were invited to attend the company’s Christmas celebration event at a local hotel. The celebrations involved a drinks reception, followed by a sit down meal. It was widely attended. However, an incident occurred between two employees (Mr A and Mr B) during the evening. Both employees worked in the same department and were at the same level.
It was alleged that both employees were involved in a physical fight with each other, with the initial incident alleged to have taken place at the bar area in the hotel. This was then followed by further altercations involving physical fighting taking place between the two men immediately outside the hotel.
